Blackwaters future: Pirates and Private CIA
source: http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/scahill/125833/blackwater:_leaving_iraq,_chasing_pirates/
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After $1.3 billion in government contracts and controversy over the killing of innocent Iraqi civilians, Blackwater Worldwide is moving on. The Washington Post reported this week that Blackwater, the for-profit military company contracted by the Bush government to provide securities services in Iraq, will not have it’s Iraq contract renewed. But the powerful military corporation has no plans to slow down after what has been an extraordinarily profitable decade.
Nation contributor Jeremy Scahill, author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army, discusses the legacy and future of Blackwater Worldwide, including its expansion into hot new markets: Chasing Somalian pirates, and total intelligence gathering.
Nation contributor Jeremy Scahill, author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army, discusses the legacy and future of Blackwater Worldwide, including its expansion into hot new markets: Chasing Somalian pirates, and total intelligence gathering.
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cheller1820
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What laws do these people operate under, really? How can they monitor intelligence and also feel that they can police the oceans Will these people be accountable for anything?
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cheller1820
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pjacobs51
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Just wait, the Columbian drug lords will hire them to smuggle cocaine to the US, why, because they can afford them.
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pjacobs51
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artemis6
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This is something we need to keep a very close eye on. A very bad idea .
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artemis6
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DandelionSalad
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Thanks for posting, synclaire.
- 2 years ago
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DandelionSalad
