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Blackwater Immunity Draws Criticism
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10-30-2007 1:07 PM
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10-30-2007
1:11 PM
ricecake
Criticized but didn't actually DO anything about it. Sigh
10-30-2007
2:04 PM
ratilfar
More on blackwater:
http://ruinsofempire.blogspot.com/2007/10/blackwater-mercenaries-promised.html
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