>>The testimony thus far is that NO ONE was shooting at them.
If this is the case, then the Blackwater group are simply murderous thugs.<<
Lets wait and see before labeling them all "murderous thugs". There are other reasons for opening up beyond being shot at, such as a fear of suicide bombers. One of them could have acted on what he thought was a threat, and then others panicked.
>>The difficulty is that at the time and place that this occurred, there appear to be no enforceable laws against such thuggery. This is because Rumsfeld did not choose to include any<<
They were working for the state dept, does the Sec. of Def set up the laws governing state dept contractors?