Blackwater accused of $1 Million in secret payoffs to silence Iraqi officials

NYT: Mercenary overlords at Blackwater made secret payoffs of about $1 million to Iraqi officials to silence criticism and buy support after Blackwater security guards shot and killed 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad.

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