(Don’t bet on it. Private, unaccountable armies are too good for any tyrant to resist.)
“Blackwater could be denied a licence to operate in Iraq, rendering it unable to provide security for US diplomats, a US State Department internal report says.
Earlier, the Associated Press news agency reported that the report recommended against renewing Blackwater’s contract, citing an official linked to the report.
But that specific recommendation was not included in the report itself, AP said later. A recommendation would not be made until the investigation into the civilian shootings was complete, it quoted the same official as saying.” (Read more from news.bbc.co.uk)