There is more and more evidence that Blackwater acted without provocation resulting in many Iraqi deaths.

Hasan Jaber Salman lies in Yarmouk Hospital, bandages covering gunshot wounds in his back.

Salman says he is a lawyer who was headed from a courthouse to the Ministry of Justice when he found his route blocked by four armored Blackwater SUVs.

The roadblock soon caused a traffic snarl, so armed Blackwater guards began waving at the drivers, telling them to turn around and leave the area.

"So we turned back, and as we turned back they opened fire at all cars from behind," Salman said. "All my injuries, the bullets are in my back.

"Within two minutes the security force arrived in planes -- part of the security company Blackwater. They started firing randomly at all citizens."

Blackwater, in a statement issued after the incident, denied that gunfire came from aircraft.

"The helicopters providing aerial support never fired weapons," it said.

The firm also said its employees "acted lawfully and appropriately in response to a hostile attack."

But Salman claims the attack was unprovoked.

"No one fired at them, they were not attacked by gunmen, they were not targeted by an explosion," he said.

The firing continued until Salman's car crashed into a police checkpoint and flipped over, he said, adding that eight bullets struck his car and four struck him.

"My left shoulder is broken ... and my arm is broken. I had a surgery. ... They opened up my stomach," he said. "I swear to God no one did anything to them at all."

In this hellhole it is almost impossible to determine exactly what transpires in these conflicts.

But wounds in the back are a little hard to explain away.

It is certainly not inconceivable that the Blackwater people felt threatened. However there is much evidence that these guys react with armed aggression to almost ALL situations that they encounter while on the job.

The real question is whether having armed civilians in a war zone providing security is a good idea. In my opinion it is not.

By the way even the military has issues with Blackwater. Huge issues.

Here is part of the story of a Blackwater employee who was about to get kicked out of his apartment and called the American military for help.

On June 22, Peters spoke with an Iraqi official who administers housing in the Green Zone and she gave him a week to vacate the apartment, since the Iraqi with whom Peters signed a rental agreement was illegal and was going to be evicted anyway.

Fearing the approaching deadline, Peters said he took his plight to the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. The advice he got was to go to Casey.

"I'm thinking, well let me call this guy, he's an American. It was recommended I call him for help and when I called him, he was worse than the Iraqi police," Peters said. "He says 'why are you over here?' He's yelling in the phone ... 'You're over here for the money. All you contractors are alike … I'm going to throw you out of the country, if I find you.'

"This is what I'm hearing from an American Army officer when I call him for help."