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Headlines : CorporationsBlackwater ops, coming to a theatre near you.
The use of the term “CONUS” indicates the emotionless apathetic efficiency of mercenaries compared to the more classical “patriotic” soldier. I suspect we will be hearing alot more from Blackwater, their scope of operations seem unlimited and they operate without any form of oversight or official authority. Looks like they all get 007 cars with no number plates in Iraq, to go with their $350 a day paycheck in New Orleans.
[Posted By renwald]Republished from http://www.commondreams.org/
NEW ORLEANS — Heavily armed paramilitary mercenaries from the Blackwater private security firm, infamous for their work in Iraq, are openly patrolling the streets of New Orleans. Some of the mercenaries say they have been “deputized” by the Louisiana governor; indeed some are wearing gold Louisiana state law enforcement badges on their chests and Blackwater photo identification cards on their arms. They say they are on contract with the Department of Homeland Security and have been given the authority to use lethal force. Several mercenaries we spoke with said they had served in Iraq on the personal security details of the former head of the US occupation, L. Paul Bremer and the former US ambassador to Iraq, John Negroponte.
“This is a totally new thing to have guys like us working CONUS (Continental United States),” a heavily armed Blackwater mercenary told us as we stood on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter. “We’re much better equipped to deal with the situation in Iraq.”
Blackwater mercenaries are some of the most feared professional killers in the world and they are accustomed to operating without worry of legal consequences. Their presence on the streets of New Orleans should be a cause for serious concern…
Posted by renwald
Corporate whore. The taste of a new generation.
WHERE DO I APPLY??
i think it’d be really cool if the saudi’s or some other oil rich state hired blackwater to fight U.S. forces in IRAQ!!
BlowBack
Yeah what happens when Blackwater is contracted to fight against itself? or another private contracted security agency?
Gives the term hostile takeover a more literal meaning.
Imagine that. A mercenary operation, complete with air forces, arms training facilities, overt military-industrial complex relations/ownership, and the mandate of the worlds up-n-coming imperial rulers!
What good [ for US, the TAXPAYERS] could this possibly do? Hmm.
What good could this possibly do those intent on keeping the power they currently have, those needing ‘dirty’ ‘jobs’ tackled, those needing to ignore the Geneva Conventions….hmm.