Posted 11:10 AM by extinct

If true, this is getting a bit out of hand, doncha think?

US troops accused of abusing American contractors.

Let's hope this is bull:

He said his clients told him that Marines had "slammed around" several contractors, stripped them to their underwear and placed a loaded weapon near their heads.

"How does it feel to be a big, rich contractor now?" the Marines shouted at the men, Schopper said, in an apparent reference to the large salaries security contractors can make in Iraq.

He also said that during their detention, the workers' relatives in the United States received phone calls from people with American accents threatening to kill their loved ones if they talked about the incident.

Update: The Other Side of the Story

If only ONE of these two accounts are true, this is not a good sign.

Military investigates American guards in Iraq
Contractors allegedly went on shooting spree in Fallujah
The Associated Press
Updated: 5:57 a.m. ET June 9, 2005

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Sixteen private American security guards are under investigation for shooting at U.S. Marines and Iraqi civilians during a three-hour spree west of Baghdad, the military said Thursday.

The Marines said the 16 Americans and three Iraqi contractors were arrested and held in a military jail for three days after spraying small arms fire at Iraqi civilians and U.S. forces from their cars in Fallujah late last month.