Posts Tagged ‘Blackwater’

CSI: BAGHDAD

November 14, 2007

Report: gunmen behaved liked gunmen
No one could have predicted this: the trigger-happy gunmen of a mercenary force that has enjoyed U.S. government-backed impunity, and who have a widely reported history of shooting at innocent bystanders as part of their standard operating procedure, are believed to have shot innocent bystanders.
The FBI’s report on the infamous September [...]

THE PENN IS MIGHTIER…

November 1, 2007

Working for both Hillary and hired guns
Threatened with the prospect of Congressional oversight, and being held accountable for its actions, one-stop mercenary shop Blackwater hired Mark Penn’s PR firm to advise the company. Penn is one of Hillary Clinton’s top campaign strategists.
Well, if Penn’s rich history of union-busting doesn’t bother Clinton, this won’t either.

BLACKWATER JUSTICE

October 30, 2007

Rohrabacher’s hero
Justice is usually depicted as a figure wearing a blindfold. Who else wears a blindfold? Prisoners put up against a wall to be shot. Coincidence?
The chances of any Blackwater gunman being held accountable for shooting up Iraqi civilians just went from incredibly slim to vanishingly small. The Associated Press reports:

LET’S IRAQ CALIFORNIA!

October 24, 2007

Business group says state government dead, bring on corporate control
A group of business and political leaders based in Southern California says state government is pretty much dead.
“[R]elying on the government to fund our critical infrastructure needs . . . is no longer a viable option,” says the Southern California Leadership Council, which includes [...]

 

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