Tag: mercenaries
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blackwater founder implicated in murder
video: scahill says blackwater christian crusade ‘a plus’ for bush from raw replay: The Nation’s Jeremy Scahill comments on allegations made about Blackwater Worldwide from two former employees who claim the company was used to murder, smuggle weapons, destroy evidence and for wholesale corruption. This video is from MSNBC’s Countdown, broadcast Aug. 4, 2009.
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warwhores: expansion, growth & refusal of oath
US launches major afghanisurge op: 1000’s of US marines move into the world’s largest opium production area*obama’s 1st major military excursion: marines launch huge op in south afghanistanron paul: ‘fight them over there vs. over here’ a false choice*cia crucified captive in abu ghraib prison*did toxic chemical in iraq cause soldiers illnesses?*ranchers attempt to hold…
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state dept couldn’t function without blackwater
from raw replay: CNN’s Heidi Collins talked with Suzanne Simons, author of the new book “Master of War: Blackwater’s Erik Prince and the Global Business of War.” Simmons was able to get inside Blackwater to examine why the U.S. government finds military contractors so necessary. “According to the Department of Defense, there are some 68,000…
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newspurge
9/11 updatescousin of alleged 9/11 hijacker exposed as israeli spy*unlikely place for a hit piece:marie claire’s desperately seeking approval from 9/11 truther*cnn: new nuclear plants to protect against jet strikes*scientology blames psychiatry for pearl harbor & 9/11*nov7 groundbreaking set for flight 93 memorial*william rodriguez vindicated by newly released 9/11 commission notes*house passes $70m for 9/11…
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police state int’l: propaganda, danger, threats & lists
pentagon clashes with media over control of information 27,000 work in pentagon pr & recruitingfrom danger room: Forget the drone stuff. Here is your eye-popping statistic of the day: “This year, the Pentagon will employ 27,000 people just for recruitment, advertising and public relations – almost as many as the total 30,000-person work force in…
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supertanker loaded with oil hijacked by somali pirates
from danger room: Somali pirates have nabbed their biggest prize yet – a Saudi-owned supertanker, about as big as an aircraft carrier. The ocean-going hijackers managed to pull off this latest assault, on the Sirius Star, despite a swarm of international warships now working to ward off such strikes. “Our presence in the region is…
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oregon merc firm offers to ‘detain troublemakers’ on election day
from danger room: CIA-linked private military contractor Evergreen Defense & Security Services offered to post sentries at Oregon election offices on Tuesday, “detaining troublemakers” and making sure voters “do not get out of control.” In an e-mail to local election supervisors, obtained by the McMinnville, Oregon News Register, Evergreen president Tom Wiggins said he “recognized…
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police state usa: gearing up for civil unrest
sen. warner supports domestic use of militaryfrom global research: A citizen of Virginia named Moya Atkinson wrote to Senator John Warner to express concern over the recent violation of the Posse Comitatus Act created by the assigning of U.S. soldiers to duty within the United States, reported by the Army Times as intended for “crowd…
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geopolitiks: drugwars, radar & private military
drug violence kills at least 49 in tijuana this weekfrom ap: Police have found nine more bodies dumped around the Mexican border city of Tijuana… More than 400 people have been killed in drug-related violence in the city across from San Diego, California, this year, including at least 49 this week… Execution-style killings, beheadings and…
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nagin on gustav: ‘this is the storm of the century’
fema: gustav to be category 5from ap: The government’s disaster relief chief says Hurricane Gustav is growing into a monster Category 5 storm. The storm that hit Cuba Saturday could reach landfall along the Gulf Coast by early Tuesday. Federal Emergency Management Agency chief David Paulison told reporters several times at a briefing Saturday that…
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blackwater worldwide: the wal-mart of modern war
from upi: Say whatever you want about Blackwater Worldwide – and hardly a day goes by when something isn’t being said about it – it does not put all its eggs in one basket. Long before the company’s recent announcement that it would seek to de-emphasize its personal security work in the future, it had…
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geopolitiks: afghanisurge, false flags, pak & blackwater
12k more troops to afghanistanfrom danger room: “The Pentagon will be sending 12,000 to 15,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan, possibly as soon as the end of this year,” U.S. News is reporting… For more than a year, everyone from Gen. McKeirnan to Sen. Barack Obama has been calling for extra troops in Afghanistan. But…
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US weapons research is raising a stink
The US army’s xm1063 projectile is designed to be ‘non-lethal’ – but is it peaceful or hovering on the brink of illegality?from guardian: Is the XM1063 a stink bomb, a banana skin, or a bad trip? It’s hard to know. XM1063 is the code name for the US army’s new secret weapon which will “suppress”…
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mercs to lose immunity in iraq
from raw replay: Under a new security deal, private security firms operating in Iraq will no longer have immunity from Iraqi law. CNN’s Michael Ware joined Kiran Chetry to talk about details of the new security deal. This video is from CNN’s American Morning, broadcast July 2, 2008.
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atf raids blackwater armory, seizes automatic weapons
from usa today: Federal agents raided a Blackwater armory Tuesday and seized 34 automatic rifles that the company purchased and stored on behalf of a local law enforcement agency, the Associated Press reports. Anne Tyrrell, a Blackwater spokeswoman, tells AP that ATF agents searched the Moyock, N.C., facility. The raid came after reports on a…