Gov funded cavalier cowboys: Blackwater kills with carte blanche, again.

38-year-old former Navy SEAL and Blackwater chairman Erik Prince vigorously rejected charges yesterday that guards from his private security firm acted like a bunch of cowboys immune to legal prosecution while protecting State Department personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"I believe we acted appropriately at all times," he said.

His testimony came as the FBI is investigating Blackwater personnel for their role in a Sept. 16 shootout that left 11 Iraqis dead. The incident and others, including a shooting by a drunk Blackwater employee after a 2006 Christmas party, led to pointed questions by lawmakers about whether the government is relying too much on private contractors who fall outside the military courts martial system. Ya think? Read more here

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