Andrew J. Moonen, a security guard (soldier of fortune) for Blackwater Security Consulting shoots and kills Raheem Khalaf Sa’adoon—without provocation—in Baghdad, Iraq.

       NOTE: Blackwater Guards have a notorious reputation for attempting to provoke Iraqi citizens for sport, from throwing frozen water bottles in an attempt to break windshields, to shooting overhead to instill fear and panic.

       [added 3/9/2024] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.

Subsequent Events:

1/22/2007                  9/16/2007

References:

Blackwater used in us court over alleged cover-sp
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gP-Zf65rRBhRdmoo61RCcVXkdbRw

Freedom Fighter Radio | Prosecutors: Blackwater Mercenaries Opened Fire to ‘Instigate Gun Battles’
freedomfighterradio.net/2015/09/14/prosecutors-blackwater-mercenaries-opened-fire-to-instigate-gun-battles/

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