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The Iraqi government is revoking the license of Blackwater USA, the mercenary firm tht wants to put a training camp in East County's tiny Potrero. Iraqi officials said eight civilians were killed and 13 wounded when Blackwater contractors opened fire in a Sunni neighborhood. Blackwater insists that it will only put a police training facility at Potrero. However, the company has admitted that it is going after border patrol contracts, and opponents fear that the Potrero facility will be linked to border patrolling, as well as be a training ground for mercenaries. On December 13, Potrero citizens vote to remove five members from the community planning board that voted to approve Blackwater's operation.
The Iraqi government is revoking the license of Blackwater USA, the mercenary firm tht wants to put a training camp in East County's tiny Potrero. Iraqi officials said eight civilians were killed and 13 wounded when Blackwater contractors opened fire in a Sunni neighborhood. Blackwater insists that it will only put a police training facility at Potrero. However, the company has admitted that it is going after border patrol contracts, and opponents fear that the Potrero facility will be linked to border patrolling, as well as be a training ground for mercenaries. On December 13, Potrero citizens vote to remove five members from the community planning board that voted to approve Blackwater's operation.