Re: Guardian: Trump pardons Blackwater contractors jailed for massacre of Iraq civilians Archived Message Posted by Raskolnikov on December 24, 2020, 6:11 am, in reply to "Guardian: Trump pardons Blackwater contractors jailed for massacre of Iraq civilians" It's the land of the free and home of the brave don't you know? Mercenaries shooting down women and children for no reason at all; of course they deserve a pardon. The orange dumpster fire has handed out another slew of pardons today including Paul Manafort and Jared crooked, lying, witness tampering dad Charles Kushner: https://www.dumptheguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/23/donald-trumps-latest-wave-of-pardons-includes-paul-manafort-and-charles-kunsher https://www.dumptheguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/22/donald-trump-pardons-george-papadopoulos The three former Republican US representatives who were pardoned or had their sentences commuted on Tuesday were Chris Collins of New York, Duncan Hunter of California and Steve Stockman of Texas. Collins, 70, had been the first sitting member of Congress to endorse Trump’s candidacy in 2016 and was a strong defender of the president. He pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit securities fraud and making false statements to the FBI and received a full pardon. Hunter, 44, pleaded guilty in 2019 to conspiring to convert campaign funds for personal use and received a full pardon. Stockman, 64, was convicted in 2018 of misuse of charitable funds and had his sentence commuted after serving two of 10 years. Also pardoned were Nicholas Slatten, Paul Slough, Evan Liberty and Dustin Heard, former contractors at Blackwater Worldwide who were serving lengthy prison terms in connection with the killings of civilians in a 2007 massacre in Baghdad. Those killed by the Blackwater contractors included a nine-year-old child. Blackwater, which was later renamed, was founded by Erik Prince, whose sister, Betsy DeVos was appointed Trump’s education secretary. Two former border patrol agents were also among those pardoned. Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean were found guilty of crimes related to shooting an unarmed man who was smuggling marijuana in 2005. George W Bush commuted their sentences in 2009, but did not grant a full pardon. Utterly corrupt and lawless. Betsy DeVos and her psychopath brother are lower than vermin. DeVos is one appointment that the Biden swamp administration won't be able to outdo; you can't get worse. Message Thread: Guardian: Trump pardons Blackwater contractors jailed for massacre of Iraq civilians - Sinister Burt December 23, 2020, 10:11 am Re: Guardian: Trump pardons Blackwater contractors jailed for massacre of Iraq civilians - Mary December 23, 2020, 11:22 am Prince's sister is the U.S. Secretary of Education. - Morrissey December 23, 2020, 11:38 am Christ, another bunch of bastards....the world really is a depressing place (nm) - Ed December 23, 2020, 6:25 pm Re: Guardian: Trump pardons Blackwater contractors jailed for massacre of Iraq civilians - Raskolnikov December 24, 2020, 6:11 am   Searching