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A private security guard stands at the front entrance of the American Embassy building in Iraq inside the green zone in Baghdad in 2004.

Blackwater guards were not well-liked even by other Americans in Iraq — but they faced real dangers

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Private American security contractors in Iraq seemed to operate with what some call “a willful disregard for the safety of others.” Still, they took on a tough job.

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