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Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt

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Iraq War
Blackwater
US Department Of Justice
Nisour Square Incident
Nisour Square Shootings
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Baghdad
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Nisir Square Incident
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Combat Trauma
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Nassir Square Massacre
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How did four highly decorated American soldiers become prisoners of war in their own country? This series re-examines the US Department of Justice’s controversial prosecution following a gun battle in Baghdad between Iraqi insurgents and military contractors. Why did the DOJ hold multiple trials for over a decade? Was the DOJ seeking justice? Or playing politics?

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The U.S. government’s mistakes in its occupation of Iraq coalesce in a deadly firefight on Sept. 16, 2007 in Nisour Square, in the heart of violence-ravaged Baghdad. The gun battle between Blackwater’s Tactical Support Team and armed insurgents echoe... more

Several eyewitnesses directly contradict the US government's two primary charges against "The Nisour Four." First, they prove that these wrongly accused military veterans faced major enemy fire in the battle at Nisour Square. Second, they show that... more

In our final episode, Gina visits with Dustin Heard, Evan Liberty, Nick Slatten and Paul Slough three months after President Donald J. Trump issued unconditional pardons to free them from prison. They talk about hearing the news that they were coming... more

The decision of a notoriously vindictive judge destroys the career of a promising FBI agent and creates a chilling effect among every branch of law enforcement. As a result, several known terrorists travel freely in the United States before murderin... more

Just two days after Judge Ricardo Urbina threw out the government’s case against Raven 23, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her legal advisors were scheming on ways to revive it.

The news of the dismissal reverberated across Iraq, with reli... more

We pick up TWO YEARS after the investigation into the Nisour Square Incident and Blackwaters alleged misconduct

US District Judge Ricardo Urbina throws out the case against Dustin Heard, Evan Liberty, Paul Slough and Nick Slatten, blasting prosecut... more

Just hours after being attacked, the men of Raven 23 discover that the truth of what happened in Nisour Square will immediately come under attack as well. They are about to discover that their own government are willing to prosecute innocent men in ... more

As the civil war in Iraq grows, the United States looks to private contractors to provide critical security services. Blackwater emerges as the poster child of Private Military Contractors (PMCs). They are willing to take on any mission, regardles... more

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Joseph Lowe
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Nick Slatton
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Host and investigative journalist, with extensive experience focusing on military and legal issues.
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Q: How were American prosecutors able to ignore such overwhelming evidence of a gun battle?
The investigation was led by Colonel Kareem, who stated that there were no insurgents present, despite contradicted evidence from helicopter crewmen.

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