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Blackwater Update: How They Got Those Contracts

Yesterday (okay, very early today) we noted that military-contracting giant Blackwater may have to go to court after all to defend its claim that it's not liable when its guards get killed in places like Fallujah. Over at TPM Muckraker, Justin Rood points out another interesting bit of Blackwater news, namely a tale about how you get started running one of the world's largest mercenary firms. Hint: It helps to have a friend at Langley.

Posted by Monika Bauerlein on 08/28/06 at 10:45 PM | E-mail | Print

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Blackwater will be the group that starts One World Gov't. When the masses finally get sick and tired of abusive gun restrictions, detaining protestors, illegal wire-taps, banning books like "America Deceived" from Amazon (and Wikipedia who admitted a conspiracy), improper search and seizures and 2 illegal wars, then Blackwater will enter their city and subdue them. Blackwater is the new SS. They confiscated guns in New Orleans and 'helped' people with M-16s drawn. When the gov't comes for you, Blackwater will be their messengers.
Final link (before Blackwater attacks Google Books and they drop the title):

http://www.iuniverse.com/bookstore/book_detail.asp?&isbn=0-595-38523-0

Posted by: Michael K on 08/29/06 at 3:52 AM

I see those Blachwater guys speeding around base all of time.

Ron Wilson
Balad, Iraq

Posted by: RON WILSON on 08/31/06 at 6:17 AM