U.S. Mulls Iraqi Demand to Expel Blackwater

from National Public Radio

The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad considers the Iraqi government's demand that Blackwater USA be expelled from the country within six months. Iraqi investigators say Blackwater opened fire without provocation in a Baghdad square, killing 17 Iraqi civilians. The FBI has launched its own investigation.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, October 15, 2007