Saturday, December 03, 2005
Security guards shown shooting at Iraqis
A "trophy" video appearing to show security guards in Baghdad randomly shooting Iraqi civilians has sparked two investigations after it was posted on the internet, the Sunday Telegraph has reported.The video has sparked concern that private security companies, which are not subject to any form of regulation either in Britain or in Iraq, could be responsible for the deaths of hundreds of innocent Iraqis.
The video, which first appeared on a website that has been linked unofficially to Aegis Defence Services, contained four separate clips, in which security guards open fire with automatic rifles at civilian cars.
All of the shooting incidents apparently took place on "route Irish", a road that links the airport to Baghdad.
There are no clues as to the shooter but either a Scottish or Irish accent can be heard in at least one of the clips above Elvis Presley's Mystery Train, the music which accompanies the video.
A spokesman for defence firm Aegis Defence Services - set up in 2002 by Lt Col Tim Spicer (pictured above), a former Scots Guards officer - confirmed that the company was carrying out an internal investigation to see if any of their employees were involved.
You can view the shocking video for yourself here.
What are your thoughts on the footage? I find it deeply disturbing.
# posted by United Irelander @ 1:11 AM 
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