The Blackwater Massacre and What Really Happened in Nisour Square

Everywhere you look on mainstream media, you will see statements made about what occurred on September 16, 2007, in Nisour Square. This event is often referred to as the Blackwater Massacre. The men of Raven 23 on that day—Nicholas Slatten, Paul Slough, Evan Liberty, and Dustin Heard—were wrongly accused and vilified for their actions and spent time in prison until they were later pardoned by President Trump in 2020. What you don't hear is the real story from the men themselves and the founder of Blackwater, Erik Prince. Footage was nowhere to be found and many other things that would have justified the actions of Raven 23 after they were being fired upon by enemy forces. This is a mashup from the men of Raven 23 (SRS EP. 011) and the founder of Blackwater, Erik Prince (SRS EP. 029).

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I was part of the Response force with 4ID when this happened.

I had always wondered for years what really happened. I heard about what happened on TV, but come on, we all know there’s another side to that story.

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[aposyl]

My Friend Don was Part of that Black Water Convoy.

In the U.S., we ( his family and myself) recieved a call around 1.a.m. telling us that they've been restricted to base. That he's o.k. and alive, but there's been a serious incident that he could not tell us about, but that we'd find out on the News in the following days.

He eventually told me of the story.

He fought for his life both that day for nearly a decade in court after the fact.
At the time of this engagement there was a sort of grey area regarding contractors and rules of engagement

In following years successful prosecutions against the 1st contractors for violating rules of engagement occurred. The 1st one being a British contractor and was charged with murder.

Because of the length of time since the incident, the D.O.J. kept trying to prosecute Don - which would have been a life sentence.

He ultimately was free from all charges.

Thank God all of you guys made it home.

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