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| US 'to drop Blackwater in Iraq' | US 'to drop Blackwater in Iraq' |
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| Blackwater should be dropped as the main private security contractor for US diplomats in Iraq, a US State Department panel has recommended. | Blackwater should be dropped as the main private security contractor for US diplomats in Iraq, a US State Department panel has recommended. |
| Its report, commissioned by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, says the company's contract should not be renewed when it expires next year. | Its report, commissioned by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, says the company's contract should not be renewed when it expires next year. |
| Ms Rice ordered the review after Blackwater guards killed 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad in September 2007. | |
| Five guards have been charged with manslaughter over the shootings. | Five guards have been charged with manslaughter over the shootings. |
| The incident triggered outrage in Iraq and led to a debate about the role there of private security companies - which the US relies heavily on. | |
| A decision on the recommendation will be left to the incoming Obama administration, which will be in office when Blackwater's contract comes up for renewal. |