WASHINGTON - January 30, 2009 - The official tells The Associated Press that the contract will
expire because of the Iraqi government's decision to deny
Blackwater a license to operate. p>
The Iraqis informed the State Department last week of the
cancellation, which came amid lingering outrage over a September
2007 shooting in Baghdad's Nisoor Square that left 17 Iraqi
civilians dead.
The State Department said Friday that it is still considering
its options in the wake of the denial of Blackwater's license.
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