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A "trophy" video appearing to show security guards in Baghdad randomly shooting Iraqi civilians has sparked two investigations after it was posted on the internet, the Sunday Telegraph can reveal.
The video has sparked concern that private security companies, which are not subject to any form of regulation either in Britain or in Iraq, could be responsible for the deaths of hundreds of innocent Iraqis.
The video, which first appeared on a website that has been linked unofficially to Aegis Defence Services, contained four separate clips, in which security guards open fire with automatic rifles at civilian cars. All of the shooting incidents apparently took place on "route Irish", a road that links the airport to Baghdad.
The following is from wikipedia:
Trophy Videos
On October 27, 2005, a "trophy" video appearing to show private military contractors in Baghdad shooting Iraqi civilians sparked two investigations after it was posted on the Internet. ( [3] [4]) The video has been linked unofficially to Aegis Defence Services. It is believed that the man who is seen shooting vehicles on this video in Iraq is Danny Heydenreycher, a member of the Aegis Victory Team. He served in the British military for 6 years. After the incident the Regional Director for Victory ROC tried to fire Heydenreycher, but the team threatened to resign if he did. As of December 2005, Aegis is conducting a formal inquiry into the issue, although some concerns on its impartiality have been raised.

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Video Comments:
dompedr0 (October 4, 2008 at 12:18 am)
does anybody know the soundtrack?
knightmascara (September 29, 2008 at 7:46 am)
The terrorists were all killed. Watch the very end of the video where the US Military does a parallel road ambush. The tape ends there. End of the road. Bye Bye.
LlamaIsFriendly (September 26, 2008 at 9:10 pm)
lol everyone knows not to drive near a military vehicle, they sped up fast as hell at them, of course they'd shoot at them, wanna get hit with a carbomb? LOL
SkullakaAce (October 6, 2008 at 10:44 pm)
Yep, I am sure that is protocol.
CHOCO666NSR (September 23, 2008 at 11:15 am)
...this video isnt good or bad...thats just how it is...
ElbeRiver (September 21, 2008 at 10:57 am)
And remember, Dropshot, your British Grandfather also helped kidnapping innocent Africans and he helped putting them on British Death Ships, yes your wicked Racist British Empire killed far more people than the Nazis killed jews. In fact, Britain is far worse than the Nazis, you make them look like AMATEURS!

So why you not talk about your own British crimes, Dropshot? When your own racist hoodlum british granddaddy outkilled the Nazis head and shoulders above, mate?

Rule Britannia! LOL!
mngler (October 6, 2008 at 11:23 pm)
remember the brutal treatment of slaves, or the haditha massacre?

dumb americans
ElbeRiver (September 21, 2008 at 10:55 am)
Dropshot is a LIAR. He is blooody lying about his country's evil history. All he knows is stereotypes: Jews good, germans bad, blabla. This is not history, mate. Where Germans in France and Belgium for fun? What a fucking daft question. You have invaded countries youself, so do you think you as an evil British person are in the position to critize Invasions? LOL! With a british grandfather who invaded India, Africa and half the world?
Ambushcrysis (September 18, 2008 at 11:17 pm)
Why isn't anything being done to dismantle this organization who are the real fucking terrorists?
Tap02 (September 13, 2008 at 11:08 pm)
it's a bb gun