{"id":4040,"date":"2007-11-19T17:53:40","date_gmt":"2007-11-19T23:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=4040"},"modified":"2018-04-07T00:50:37","modified_gmt":"2018-04-07T06:50:37","slug":"blackwater-guards-subpoenaed-by-federal-grand-jury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2007\/11\/blackwater-guards-subpoenaed-by-federal-grand-jury\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackwater Guards Subpoenaed by Federal Grand Jury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/blackwater1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style='float: left; margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px; width: 250px;' src=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/blackwater1.thumbnail.jpg\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>By Brian Ross and Pierre Thomas, ABC News<\/p>\n<p>A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. has opened an investigation into the role of Blackwater security guards in the shooting deaths of 17 Iraqi citizens in September in Baghdad, federal law enforcement sources tell the Blotter on ABCNews.com.<\/p>\n<p>A number of Blackwater security guards assigned to the ill-fated convoy have been subpoenaed to appear before the grand jury next week.<\/p>\n<p>A Department of Justice spokesperson, Dean Boyd, said, &#8220;We never comment on whether or not a matter is before a grand jury.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But sources familiar with the Blackwater case say the guards called to testify were, while present, not those who allegedly fired on any civilians.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>(Original Article)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Brian Ross and Pierre Thomas, ABC News A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. has opened an investigation into the role of Blackwater security guards in the shooting deaths of 17 Iraqi citizens in September in Baghdad, federal law enforcement sources tell the Blotter on ABCNews.com. 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