The Sons Of Blackwater

"In the old Western "The Sons of Katie Elder", John Wayne and his ne'erdowell brothers are in jail on false charges. While they are there, the deputy informs them that brother Dean Martin is wanted for a murder in another town. Dean Martin explains to his siblings that he was winning at cards and the guy he killed got mad and claimed he was being cheated. The guy pulled a gun, but Martin was faster. So his brothers ask then why did he run? Answer: "Because it was his town and I was a stranger."

Now Dean Martin's character was no angel. He might have been lying or shading the truth. But truth or lie, he had a point: Typically, when a local is killed by a stranger, there are a lot of people around who are really mad, and, among those who aren't, there is no one who considers it his business to rush to the stranger's defense.

This is what I thought of when reading the Iraqi bloggers who chose to write about the Blackwater scandal:"
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