Who Deleted the Drone Footage?! 😡
The speaker discusses the 2007 Nisour Square incident involving Blackwater contractors in Baghdad, claiming they were unfairly portrayed in media narratives and that evidence, including drone footage, was deleted or hidden for political reasons.
Summary
The speaker recounts the 2007 shootout in Nisour Square, Baghdad, involving Blackwater contractors hired by the US government to protect State Department officials in combat zones across Iraq and Afghanistan. The speaker argues that Blackwater maintained a strong record of protecting their principals without losing any. According to the speaker's account, a shootout occurred that was initiated by terrorists, but the contractors faced negative media coverage and were 'rolled over' due to political pressures. The speaker claims that significant evidence was hidden or deleted, specifically referencing drone footage that was present during the incident but subsequently disappeared. The speaker suggests this evidence deletion was politically motivated and that the contractors did not receive fair treatment in public narrative and media coverage.
Key Insights
- The speaker claims Blackwater was the only private security company that never lost a principal they were contracted to protect during their operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
- The speaker argues the Nisour Square incident was initiated by terrorists, but Blackwater contractors were blamed due to political reasons rather than facts
- The speaker asserts that media coverage did not give Blackwater contractors a fair assessment and created a negative narrative against them
- The speaker claims drone footage existed above the Nisour Square incident but was subsequently deleted as evidence
- The speaker contends that evidence was hidden and deleted for political reasons related to the incident
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Transcript
[0:00] 2007 Baghdad, Nisour Square, there was a big shootout. I can't remember how many people died. These guys were Blackwater contractors. None of the media gave these guys a fair shake and there was a narrative against them. Blackwater was hired by the US government to protect State Department officials in combat zones. So, Baghdad, all over Iraq, all [music] over Afghanistan. They are the only company that never lost principle. Principle being the person being protected. These guys were on the State Department contract. They got in a shootout. Terrorist initiated it. [0:30] Because of political reasons, they basically got rolled over. You saw all the evidence that was hidden, deleted. >> They show up, there was drone…
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