Private contractors working for Blackwater are back on the streets of Baghdad — one week after the Iraqi government threatened to expel the company for killing at least 11 Iraqis. On Sunday, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Blackwater’s killing of Iraqi civilians challenge the nation’s sovereignty. But due to security concerns, Iraqi officials have allowed Blackwater to resume working in Iraq. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the government will review the use of private security contractors, like Blackwater, in Iraq.

Condoleezza Rice: “We will review with — expeditiously, the procedures. We will review how we carry out our security. And we will have in this joint commission with the Iraqis, I think, an open and transparent view of what is going on. But it is extremely important to recognize that we’re doing important work there. We need protection for our diplomats. And I’m quite certain that with good will we can resolve this.”