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Blackwater Founder Implicated in Murder by ex-security employee/Marine
popinjay
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Blackwater Founder Implicated in Murder (The Nation.com)
A former Blackwater employee and an ex-US Marine who has worked as a security operative for the company have made a series of explosive allegations in sworn statements filed on August 3 in federal court in Virginia.
The two men claim that the company's owner, Erik Prince, may have murdered or facilitated the murder of individuals who were cooperating with federal authorities investigating the company. The former employee also alleges that Prince "views himself as a Christian crusader tasked with eliminating Muslims and the Islamic faith from the globe," and that Prince's companies "encouraged and rewarded the destruction of Iraqi life."
In their testimony, both men also allege that Blackwater was smuggling weapons into Iraq. One of the men alleges that Prince turned a profit by transporting "illegal" or "unlawful" weapons into the country on Prince's private planes.
They also charge that Prince and other Blackwater executives destroyed incriminating videos, emails and other documents and have intentionally deceived the US State Department and other federal agencies. The identities of the two individuals were sealed out of concerns for their safety.
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Jeremy Scahill is an impressive journalist. He'd better watch himself, though. Blackwater runs deeper than the mob, and they got way more money.
It's unfortunate that they've been allowed to go unchecked for the past 7 years, even at the highest levels of the government. Their "untouchable" mentality is no surprise (regardless of religious views).
This doesn't surprise me, honestly. What surprises me however, is the fact that not many journalists have made public the fact that Blackwater aka Xe, has conducted domestic operations training. Not just training in the states, which is what they do, obviously. I'm talking about doing domestic battle-drills, confiscation, policing.. stuff like that.
It's really strange for Blackwater, a private quasi-military enterprise, to be conducting such drills.
They policed Louisiana after Katrina.
Blackwater is a really good name for the company, given its dealings.
"TO MICHAEL!"
They policed Louisiana after Katrina.
Yeah, I was there with my National Guard engineer unit, doing some clean-up projects. You'd be surprised how many people were killed by mercs... Matter of fact, a couple of my friends in the unit were almost shot by mercs because they were driving through a merc-controlled "restricted zone", in their Humvee.. like that's not an indication of trigger-happy mercenaries. Almost shooting a US Army humvee.
There was more than just Blackwater though...
What I don't understand is how this never took off? I mean, that's extremely illegal, they are not law enforcement, they do not follow rules and regulations like they do. They are not always held accountable for their actions.
*pssst*
You're suppose to be in full support of Blackwater now that it is operating under Obama Command. Failure to comply will result in the revoking of your White al-qaeda hunting license.
*pssst*
You're suppose to be in full support of Blackwater now that it is operating under Obama Command. Failure to comply will result in the revoking of your White al-qaeda hunting license.
It's now Xe.
Supposedly, new name: new mission.
Supposedly.
"TO MICHAEL!"