At least four of the civilian contractors killed in Iraq when their helicopter crashed were shot in the back of the head.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Four of the five Americans killed when a U.S. security company’s helicopter crashed in a dangerous Sunni neighborhood in central Baghdad were shot execution style in the back of the head, Iraqi and U.S. officials said Wednesday.

A senior Iraqi military official said a machine gunner downed the helicopter, but a U.S. military official in Washington said there were no indications that the aircraft, owned by Blackwater USA, had been shot out of the sky.

In Washington, a U.S. defense official said four of the five killed were shot in the back of the head but did not know whether they were still alive when they were shot. The U.S. official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on the record.

And at Huffington Post, your one-stop shop for leftist lunacy, we see why Markos “Screw Them” Moulitsas was able to get away with his ugly remark about the contractors killed in Fallujah—because Markos is not the only one who thinks that way: Private Security Company Helicopter Shot Down Over Baghdad…5 Civilians Killed…

You reap what you sow.
By: Bleuto on January 23, 2007 at 04:17pm

Private security contractors“ is a euphemism for ”mercenaries“. These guys pledge allegiance to whomever pays them the most. Period. They are not heroes. They are paid assassins.
By: Manhattanite on January 23, 2007 at 04:14pm

Why not call these ”Private Security” contractors what they really are? Mercenaries.
Private security contractor dead. Sad.
Mercenary dead. who cares?
By: WHATISLIBERALCHRISTIAN on January 23, 2007 at 03:51pm

Sorry, but I have no sympathy for mercenaries. They’re hired killers, not soldiers.
By: crablover on January 23, 2007 at 03:51pm

finally, good news from Iraq.
By: tx on January 23, 2007 at 03:33pm