Federal judge dismisses charges against Blackwater guards blamed in 2007 civilian shooting deaths

A federal judge today dropped all charges against five security guards with Blackwater Worldwide (now "Xe") security guards said to have been responsible for killing unarmed Baghdad civilians in a 2007 shooting incident.

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