Blackwater Watch » Old Category: Blackwater Blog Posts http://www.blackwaterwatch.com Blackwater USA/Worldwide, now called Xe, is the world's largest private mercenary army with over 20,000 soldiers and its own air force. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:01:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Blackwater proposed San Diego training facility draws critis http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/16/blackwater-proposed-san-diego-training-facility-draws-critis/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/16/blackwater-proposed-san-diego-training-facility-draws-critis/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 12:00:06 +0000 webmaster Opponents say the firm used the names of other entities to gain permits to remodel an Otay Mesa warehouse. The firm says it needs a center to fulfill a Navy contract. read more | digg story.

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/16/blackwater-proposed-san-diego-training-facility-draws-critis/feed/ 0 Blackwater shooting probe moves from Seattle to Baghdad http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/16/blackwater-shooting-probe-moves-from-seattle-to-baghdad/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/16/blackwater-shooting-probe-moves-from-seattle-to-baghdad/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster Federal prosecutors and FBI agents from Seattle are in Baghdad this week interviewing witnesses and reviewing evidence in the investigation of a former Blackwater USA security…

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/16/blackwater-shooting-probe-moves-from-seattle-to-baghdad/feed/ 0 DOJ team investigates 2006 Blackwater shooting in Green Zone http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/16/doj-team-investigates-2006-blackwater-shooting-in-green-zone/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/16/doj-team-investigates-2006-blackwater-shooting-in-green-zone/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster The Associated Press has learned that nearly a year and a half after a contractor for Blackwater USA fatally shot an Iraqi guard in Baghdad’s Green Zone, a Justice Department team traveled to Iraq this month to investigate the killing.

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/16/doj-team-investigates-2006-blackwater-shooting-in-green-zone/feed/ 0 Probe of Iraq shooting by contractor moves forward http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/16/probe-of-iraq-shooting-by-contractor-moves-forward/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/16/probe-of-iraq-shooting-by-contractor-moves-forward/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster The contractor, Andrew Moonen of Seattle, was fired by Blackwater USA but never prosecuted and eventually given an overseas job by another contractor. The shooting outraged Iraqis, who questioned how an American could go free under such …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/16/probe-of-iraq-shooting-by-contractor-moves-forward/feed/ 0 The Land Rover America’s Polo Cup 2008: Chukkers, Wine, and Fancy Hats http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/15/the-land-rover-america%e2%80%99s-polo-cup-2008-chukkers-wine-and-fancy-hats/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/15/the-land-rover-america%e2%80%99s-polo-cup-2008-chukkers-wine-and-fancy-hats/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster Before the match was a very thrilling performance by the Blackwater USA parachute team. Those guys were awesome, and made jumping out of a plane from way, way, up look so easy. Great job guys! Additionally, there were some great …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/15/the-land-rover-america%e2%80%99s-polo-cup-2008-chukkers-wine-and-fancy-hats/feed/ 0 Sixteen http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/15/sixteen/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/15/sixteen/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster 16 attack by the Blackwater USA contractors in Baghdad . Security contractor Blackwater Worldwide, which an angry Iraqi government blames for the shooting deaths of 17 civilians in the incedent, is not expected to face criminal charges, …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/15/sixteen/feed/ 0 New Mark Fiore animation on Blackwater http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/15/new-mark-fiore-animation-on-blackwater/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/15/new-mark-fiore-animation-on-blackwater/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster This video from MSNBC in the USA is called Blackwater Founder Comes Under Fire. There is a new animation by Mark Fiore from the USA on the Internet. It is called Blackwater Business School. It is about the US mercenary corporation …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/15/new-mark-fiore-animation-on-blackwater/feed/ 0 AMERICA'S NAZI GOVERNMENT CHOOSES BLACKWATER TROOPS OVER THE MARINES http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/14/americas-nazi-government-chooses-blackwater-troops-over-the-marines/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/14/americas-nazi-government-chooses-blackwater-troops-over-the-marines/#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 12:00:04 +0000 webmaster A privatized version of it was floated two years ago by Erik Prince, the Christian “ZIONIST” secretive, mega-millionaire, conservative owner of Blackwater USA and a man who for years has served as the Pied Piper of a campaign to …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/14/americas-nazi-government-chooses-blackwater-troops-over-the-marines/feed/ 0 Bush's Private Army http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/14/bushs-private-army/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/14/bushs-private-army/#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 12:00:04 +0000 webmaster One of these firms, Blackwater USA, a big supporter of George Bush, is now deploying in the US. They were present in New Orleans after the levee collapses.

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/14/bushs-private-army/feed/ 0 Bush's private army deployed in US cities – May 11, 2008 http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/13/bushs-private-army-deployed-in-us-cities-may-11-2008/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/13/bushs-private-army-deployed-in-us-cities-may-11-2008/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 12:00:04 +0000 webmaster Washington renewed Blackwater USA’s multimillion-dollar contract for another year today pending two probes into the contractor’s conduct in Iraq, the AP reports. The FBI is still investigating a Baghdad shooting last year in which …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/13/bushs-private-army-deployed-in-us-cities-may-11-2008/feed/ 0 Religious Right Celebrates End of Interracial Marriage Ban http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/13/religious-right-celebrates-end-of-interracial-marriage-ban/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/13/religious-right-celebrates-end-of-interracial-marriage-ban/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 12:00:04 +0000 webmaster Tony Perkins’ Family Research Council may be the brightest star in the Christian Right constellation, with deep ties to the unholy trinity of the Republican party, James Dobson’s Focus on the Family and even Blackwater USA–the military …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/13/religious-right-celebrates-end-of-interracial-marriage-ban/feed/ 0 Blackwater San Diego City Council Meeting http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/12/blackwater-san-diego-city-council-meeting/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/12/blackwater-san-diego-city-council-meeting/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster AT ISSUE:. Blackwater West/USA‘a plan to open an indoor training facility in Otay Mesa. Last week San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, at the request of Congressman Bob Filner, announced an investigation into Blackwater’s permits. …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/12/blackwater-san-diego-city-council-meeting/feed/ 0 The Nation's Jeremy Scahill reports on Blackwater http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/12/the-nations-jeremy-scahill-reports-on-blackwater/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/12/the-nations-jeremy-scahill-reports-on-blackwater/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 12:00:04 +0000 webmaster the rise of blackwater usa, the world’s most powerful mercenary army… from brasscheck tv… Bush has his own private army. It’s called Blackwater. The company was caught red handed murdering Iraqi civilians in cold blood. …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/12/the-nations-jeremy-scahill-reports-on-blackwater/feed/ 0 5.10.08 CODEPINK SAYS Blackwater out of IRAQ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/11/51008-codepink-says-blackwater-out-of-iraq/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/11/51008-codepink-says-blackwater-out-of-iraq/#comments Sun, 11 May 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster CODEPINK moms went to Leesburg Virginia to expose the mercenary group Blackwater USA for the various killings of innocent unarmed civilains- ( WAR CRIMES )that have taken place in Iraq!Mothers have a special duty to speak out on behalf …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/11/51008-codepink-says-blackwater-out-of-iraq/feed/ 0 San Diego fights to stop Blackwater-1/2 http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/11/san-diego-fights-to-stop-blackwater-12/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/11/san-diego-fights-to-stop-blackwater-12/#comments Sun, 11 May 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster Just two months after local opposition thwarted its effort to build a massive outdoor training facility near San Diego, the private military company Blackwater USA is being accused of secretly trying to build a new one just blocks from …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/11/san-diego-fights-to-stop-blackwater-12/feed/ 0 Roundup: Blackwater, Myanmar's Katrina problem, Obama http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/11/roundup-blackwater-myanmars-katrina-problem-obama/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/11/roundup-blackwater-myanmars-katrina-problem-obama/#comments Sun, 11 May 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster You remember Blackwater USA, right? Back in late 2007, that company, which provides security details to the State Dept. and others in Iraq, had a bad day. While escorting a convoy of US personnel . . .

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/11/roundup-blackwater-myanmars-katrina-problem-obama/feed/ 0 Blackwater film moves forward http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/10/blackwater-film-moves-forward/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/10/blackwater-film-moves-forward/#comments Sat, 10 May 2008 12:00:04 +0000 webmaster Then one day, his close friend who quit the same police department and joined Blackwater USA, tells Kesh that he has been working in Iraq for the past eight months as a bodyguard for high-level politicians and he made enough money to …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/10/blackwater-film-moves-forward/feed/ 0 Blackwater Developing Light Strike Vehicle http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/08/blackwater-developing-light-strike-vehicle/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/08/blackwater-developing-light-strike-vehicle/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster “A vehicle with outstanding offroad capability and high axle articulation requires a compliant and loose suspension with maximum travel,” said Marty Strong, Blackwater USA vice president of communications. …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/08/blackwater-developing-light-strike-vehicle/feed/ 0 High Speed Battle Zone Strike Vehicle http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/08/high-speed-battle-zone-strike-vehicle/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/08/high-speed-battle-zone-strike-vehicle/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 12:00:04 +0000 webmaster The Army and Special Operations Command will soon look at Blackwater USA’s 100 mph Light Strike Vehicle. Still in the prototype stage, the 3000-pound vehicle will have a 500-horsepower engine, 41-inch tires and a 2500-pound payload. …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/08/high-speed-battle-zone-strike-vehicle/feed/ 0 Music arabic http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/08/music-arabic/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/08/music-arabic/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 12:00:04 +0000 webmaster [image: blackwater otay, via raymond lutz / citizens oversight.]well, just when you thought blackwater usa had pulled up stakes in socal, news breaks that the ungregarious military contracting firm is allegedly setting up a very private …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/08/music-arabic/feed/ 0 Blackwater bubbling under the border skin… http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/07/blackwater-bubbling-under-the-border-skin/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/07/blackwater-bubbling-under-the-border-skin/#comments Wed, 07 May 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster Well, just when you thought Blackwater USA had pulled up stakes in SoCal, news breaks that the private military contracting firm is allegedly setting up a very private little shop just three blocks away from the US-Mexican border, …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/07/blackwater-bubbling-under-the-border-skin/feed/ 0 Backdoor Blackwater http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/06/backdoor-blackwater/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/06/backdoor-blackwater/#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster Just two months after local opposition thwarted its effort to build a massive outdoor training facility near San Diego, the private military company Blackwater USA is being accused of secretly trying to build a new one just blocks from …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/06/backdoor-blackwater/feed/ 0 Army Eyes 100 Mile-Per-Hour Battle-Buggies http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/06/army-eyes-100-mile-per-hour-battle-buggies/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/06/army-eyes-100-mile-per-hour-battle-buggies/#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster The Army and Special Operations Command will soon look at Blackwater USA’s 100 mph Light Strike Vehicle. Still in the prototype stage, the 3000-pound vehicle will have a 500-horsepower engine, 41-inch tires and a 2500-pound payload. …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/06/army-eyes-100-mile-per-hour-battle-buggies/feed/ 0 Cerberus buying Blackwater ? http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/06/cerberus-buying-blackwater/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/06/cerberus-buying-blackwater/#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster Cerberus Capital (owners of Chrysler LLC) have been in negotiations to purchase or invest heavily in Blackwater USA. There are now recent reports that Cerberus has decided not to pursue an investment in Blackwater but as recently as …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/06/cerberus-buying-blackwater/feed/ 0 Blackwater secretly opens new facility on US-Mexican border http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/05/blackwater-secretly-opens-new-facility-on-us-mexican-border/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/05/blackwater-secretly-opens-new-facility-on-us-mexican-border/#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster Just two months after local opposition thwarted its effort to build a massive outdoor training facility near San Diego, the private military company Blackwater USA is being accused of secretly trying to build a new one just blocks from …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/05/blackwater-secretly-opens-new-facility-on-us-mexican-border/feed/ 0 Blackwater Accused of ?SecretlyBuilding Training Camps http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/05/blackwater-accused-of-secretlybuilding-training-camps/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/05/blackwater-accused-of-secretlybuilding-training-camps/#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster The world?s largest private military company Blackwater USA has come up against stiff criticism for allegedly trying to …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/05/blackwater-accused-of-secretlybuilding-training-camps/feed/ 0 Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/05/blackwater-the-rise-of-the-worlds-most-powerful-mercenary/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/05/blackwater-the-rise-of-the-worlds-most-powerful-mercenary/#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster Scahill, a regular contributor to the Nation, offers a hard-left perspective on Blackwater USA, the self-described private military contractor and security firm. It owes its existence, he shows, to the post–Cold War drawdown of US armed …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/05/blackwater-the-rise-of-the-worlds-most-powerful-mercenary/feed/ 0 DN! Blackwater on the Border http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/04/dn-blackwater-on-the-border/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/04/dn-blackwater-on-the-border/#comments Sun, 04 May 2008 12:00:06 +0000 webmaster The private security company Blackwater USA is being accused of trying to secretly build a military training facility in San Diego, right here, just blocks from the US-Mexican border. Blackwater received approval for the 61000 …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/04/dn-blackwater-on-the-border/feed/ 0 Hedge Fund Focus 02-05-08 http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/03/hedge-fund-focus-02-05-08/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/03/hedge-fund-focus-02-05-08/#comments Sat, 03 May 2008 12:00:08 +0000 webmaster Cerberus Capital Management “in negotiations to buy the controversial security firm Blackwater USA,” according to the network. Och-Ziff reports quarterly net loss on IPO costs MarketWatch – USA Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/03/hedge-fund-focus-02-05-08/feed/ 0 Peace bridge http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/03/peace-bridge/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/03/peace-bridge/#comments Sat, 03 May 2008 12:00:08 +0000 webmaster just two months after close by opposition thwarted its effort to build a massive outdoor training facility near san diego, the private military company blackwater usa is being accused of secretly trying to build a budding one just …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/03/peace-bridge/feed/ 0 Cerberus Won't Invest in Blackwater USA http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/02/cerberus-wont-invest-in-blackwater-usa/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/02/cerberus-wont-invest-in-blackwater-usa/#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster NEW YORK-Cerberus Capital Management LLC, the buyout fund managed by investor Stephen Feinberg, Thursday said it decided not to invest in Blackwater USA, the private security firm that guards US …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/02/cerberus-wont-invest-in-blackwater-usa/feed/ 0 Cerberus says won't invest in Blackwater USA http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/02/cerberus-says-wont-invest-in-blackwater-usa/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/02/cerberus-says-wont-invest-in-blackwater-usa/#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster Chrysler owner steps down from $US200 million deal for private sucurity firm. 2 May 2008 5:18 AM.

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/02/cerberus-says-wont-invest-in-blackwater-usa/feed/ 0 UPDATE: Hedge Fund Ends Talks To Purchase Blackwater http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/02/update-hedge-fund-ends-talks-to-purchase-blackwater/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/02/update-hedge-fund-ends-talks-to-purchase-blackwater/#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster The hedge fund giant that owns a controlling stake in Chrysler is in negotiations to buy the controversial security firm Blackwater USA, which has millions of dollars in US government contracts in Iraq, according to sources familiar …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/02/update-hedge-fund-ends-talks-to-purchase-blackwater/feed/ 0 Comment On: An hour with Erik Prince, Chairman, CEO and Founder … http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/02/comment-on-an-hour-with-erik-prince-chairman-ceo-and-founder/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/02/comment-on-an-hour-with-erik-prince-chairman-ceo-and-founder/#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster People don't hate Blackwater because they're so called “mercenaries,” people hate Blackwater because its politically incorrect to hate the military. The same people hating Blackwater today are the same ones who would spit on …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/02/comment-on-an-hour-with-erik-prince-chairman-ceo-and-founder/feed/ 0 Blackwater Buy-Out Scuttled http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/02/blackwater-buy-out-scuttled/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/02/blackwater-buy-out-scuttled/#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster The hedge fund Cerberus Capital Management has decided not to invest in the private security contractor Blackwater USA, Reuters reports. Cerberus, which controls automaker Chrysler LLC and dozens of other companies that generate more …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/02/blackwater-buy-out-scuttled/feed/ 0 MSN USA News – NBC News Shows | Countdown – Blackwater seeks to expand http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/02/msn-usa-news-nbc-news-shows-countdown-blackwater-seeks-to-expand/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/02/msn-usa-news-nbc-news-shows-countdown-blackwater-seeks-to-expand/#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster Video from MSN USA News – Thu, 01 May 2008 16:59:24 MST.

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/02/msn-usa-news-nbc-news-shows-countdown-blackwater-seeks-to-expand/feed/ 0 Cerberus Won’t Pursue Blackwater Deal http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/02/cerberus-won%e2%80%99t-pursue-blackwater-deal/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/02/cerberus-won%e2%80%99t-pursue-blackwater-deal/#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster Cerberus Capital Management, the private equity firm, was in talks to invest $200 million for a stake in Blackwater USA, the controversial private security group, but those talks have now ceased, news reports said. …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/02/cerberus-won%e2%80%99t-pursue-blackwater-deal/feed/ 0 Blackwater for sale? http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/01/blackwater-for-sale/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/01/blackwater-for-sale/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 12:00:06 +0000 webmaster On the same day it was revealed that Blackwater USA Worldwide and Cerberus Capital Management were in negotiations, the news came out that the talks were over and there would be no deal. Blackwater’s capacity for generating negative …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/01/blackwater-for-sale/feed/ 0 Blackwater Fails to Lull Cerberus http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/01/blackwater-fails-to-lull-cerberus/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/01/blackwater-fails-to-lull-cerberus/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 12:00:06 +0000 webmaster Cerberus, which owns a controlling stake in Chrysler, had been in negotiations to buy the controversial security firm Blackwater USA, which has millions of dollars in US government contracts in Iraq, according to sources familiar with …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/01/blackwater-fails-to-lull-cerberus/feed/ 0 Hedge Fund In Talks To Purchase Blackwater http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/01/hedge-fund-in-talks-to-purchase-blackwater/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/01/hedge-fund-in-talks-to-purchase-blackwater/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 12:00:06 +0000 webmaster ABC News is reporting exclusively that the hedge fund that owns a controlling stake in Chrysler is looking to buy the controversial private security firm Blackwater USA:. Cerberus Capital Management could invest $200 million for a stake …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/01/hedge-fund-in-talks-to-purchase-blackwater/feed/ 0 Hedge fund wants to invest $200 million in Blackwater http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/01/hedge-fund-wants-to-invest-200-million-in-blackwater/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/01/hedge-fund-wants-to-invest-200-million-in-blackwater/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 12:00:06 +0000 webmaster The hedge fund giant that owns a controlling stake in Chrysler is in negotiations to buy the controversial security firm Blackwater USA, which has millions of dollars in US government contracts in Iraq, according to sources familiar …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/01/hedge-fund-wants-to-invest-200-million-in-blackwater/feed/ 0 Exclusive: Investment Giant in Talks to Buy Blackwater http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/01/exclusive-investment-giant-in-talks-to-buy-blackwater/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/01/exclusive-investment-giant-in-talks-to-buy-blackwater/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 12:00:06 +0000 webmaster … Cerberus had been examining Blackwater’s books since the beginning of the year. Cerberus, which owns a controlling stake in Chrysler had been in negotiations to buy the controversial security firm Blackwater USA, which has millions of.

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/01/exclusive-investment-giant-in-talks-to-buy-blackwater/feed/ 0 Hedge Fund Prepping to Buy Blackwater? http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/01/hedge-fund-prepping-to-buy-blackwater/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/01/hedge-fund-prepping-to-buy-blackwater/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster Cerberus Capital Management “in negotiations to buy the controversial security firm Blackwater USA,” according to the network. The reclusive founder of Cerberus, Stephen Feinberg, reportedly told his investors in a letter earlier this …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/05/01/hedge-fund-prepping-to-buy-blackwater/feed/ 0 Shooting range owner pulls away from Blackwater http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/30/shooting-range-owner-pulls-away-from-blackwater/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/30/shooting-range-owner-pulls-away-from-blackwater/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:00:04 +0000 webmaster Now that Ron Shusett and I are working on a script titled, “Blackwater USA,” for Shoreline Motion Pictures, I thought it appropriate to begin adding information about the company. Since most of the media seems to view Blackwater and its …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/30/shooting-range-owner-pulls-away-from-blackwater/feed/ 0 The team of Shusett and Chadwell to write Blackwater USA script http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/29/the-team-of-shusett-and-chadwell-to-write-blackwater-usa-script/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/29/the-team-of-shusett-and-chadwell-to-write-blackwater-usa-script/#comments Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:00:04 +0000 webmaster While Ron Shusett and I wait for “Hunt of the Sea Wolves” to find a home, good fortune has smiled on us and we’ve been hired to write another script, “Blackwater USA” for Shoreline Motion Pictures. Depending on your politics, …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/29/the-team-of-shusett-and-chadwell-to-write-blackwater-usa-script/feed/ 0 Wildlife tracking :: RE: Mystery track, help needed… http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/29/wildlife-tracking-re-mystery-track-help-needed/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/29/wildlife-tracking-re-mystery-track-help-needed/#comments Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:00:04 +0000 webmaster Subject: Arrowhead Forensic products Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:40 pm (GMT -8) Topic Replies: 2 Cool ruler. Arrowhead Forensics for the law enforcement professional. Aren’t those the products they use at Blackwater USA? …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/29/wildlife-tracking-re-mystery-track-help-needed/feed/ 0 Blackwater Fights Back #3 http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/28/blackwater-fights-back-3/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/28/blackwater-fights-back-3/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:00:10 +0000 webmaster Channel: Blackwater Fights Back (Channel Website). Episode Information: Addressing the effectiveness and strategies of Blackwater USA when addressing the criticisms directed towards the firm. Author: jwillia9.

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/28/blackwater-fights-back-3/feed/ 0 My Own Little Piece of Blackwater http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/28/my-own-little-piece-of-blackwater/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/28/my-own-little-piece-of-blackwater/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:00:10 +0000 webmaster I’m helping to fund the armed wing of the GOP, Blackwater Worldwide (formerly Blackwater USA). I’m helping to put that evangelical smirk on Erik Prince’s boyish face. A little research informs me that since 2001, my government, …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/28/my-own-little-piece-of-blackwater/feed/ 0 Blackwater USA Grizzly 01 http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/28/blackwater-usa-grizzly-01/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/28/blackwater-usa-grizzly-01/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:00:08 +0000 webmaster Blackwater USA Grizzly. ShareThis.

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/28/blackwater-usa-grizzly-01/feed/ 0 Blackwater in Potrero http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/28/blackwater-in-potrero/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/28/blackwater-in-potrero/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:00:08 +0000 webmaster In late 2006, Blackwater USA, now known as Blackwater Worldwide, submitted a proposal to build a training facility called Blackwater West in the rural San Diego County town of Potrero. This documentary tells the story of what followed. …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/28/blackwater-in-potrero/feed/ 0 'Blackwater covering up Iraq massacre' http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/27/blackwater-covering-up-iraq-massacre/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/27/blackwater-covering-up-iraq-massacre/#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:00:04 +0000 webmaster Personnel from private security firm Blackwater USA opened fire on 17 Iraqis in an unprovoked shooting spree in Baghdad’s Nisoor Square in September. Following the shooting, the Iraqi government urged the US to halt all contracts with …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/27/blackwater-covering-up-iraq-massacre/feed/ 0 Life And Death On The Southside… http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/27/life-and-death-on-the-southside%e2%80%a6/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/27/life-and-death-on-the-southside%e2%80%a6/#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:00:04 +0000 webmaster Similar to the story involving the Blackwater USA mercenaries that took place in Baghdad. This is the modus operandi of supremacy. Poor people killing each other and being eaten by the system. Wash, rinse and repeat.

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/27/life-and-death-on-the-southside%e2%80%a6/feed/ 0 Filner Attending Protest http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/26/filner-attending-protest/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/26/filner-attending-protest/#comments Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster The political strain on the border debate caused by the presence of Blackwater USA will cause more of a detriment to our economy and our national security than the employment benefits they claim to provide. It is also unclear at what …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/26/filner-attending-protest/feed/ 0 Blackwater USA Resurrects Plans to Open Training Center in San … http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/26/blackwater-usa-resurrects-plans-to-open-training-center-in-san/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/26/blackwater-usa-resurrects-plans-to-open-training-center-in-san/#comments Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:00:04 +0000 webmaster Blackwater USA has resurrected plans to open a military training center in San Diego County. The private security contractor abandoned a bid last month to build a facility in the small town of Potrero in East County amid protests from …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/26/blackwater-usa-resurrects-plans-to-open-training-center-in-san/feed/ 0 Blackwater VS Rep Filner….. http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/25/blackwater-vs-rep-filner/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/25/blackwater-vs-rep-filner/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:00:07 +0000 webmaster The political strain on the border debate caused by the presence of Blackwater USA will cause more of a detriment to our economy and our national security than the employment benefits they claim to provide. It is also unclear at what …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/25/blackwater-vs-rep-filner/feed/ 0 Blackwater Worldwide Plans New Training Facility http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/25/blackwater-worldwide-plans-new-training-facility/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/25/blackwater-worldwide-plans-new-training-facility/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:00:07 +0000 webmaster Blackwater Worldwide, more commonly known as Blackwater USA, plans to build a military training center in Otay Mesa. The contractor’s plans to build a training facility in the rural East County city of Potrero recently fell apart. …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/25/blackwater-worldwide-plans-new-training-facility/feed/ 0 Blackwater Finds New Home http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/25/blackwater-finds-new-home/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/25/blackwater-finds-new-home/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:00:07 +0000 webmaster THE BLACKWATER FILES:. Blackwater: Shadow Army. The Nation’s Jeremy Scahill describes the rise of Blackwater USA, the world’s most powerful mercenary army. Report: Blackwater Finds New Home In South BayNBC Sandiego.com, CA …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/25/blackwater-finds-new-home/feed/ 0 Have War, Will Travel http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/25/have-war-will-travel/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/25/have-war-will-travel/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:00:07 +0000 webmaster Blackwater USA is now Blackwater Worldwide, and instead of about 100000 private contractors in Iraq, its a bit over 180000. This past September, Blackwater guards randomly shot 17 civilians in Baghdad without provocation, …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/25/have-war-will-travel/feed/ 0 War profiteering http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/25/war-profiteering/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/25/war-profiteering/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:00:07 +0000 webmaster We can’t count on our own representatives to lead the charge against war-profiteering by Blackwater USA, we can at least be grateful that someone in the House of Representatives is trying to do something to shine light on the Prince of …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/25/war-profiteering/feed/ 0 Murphy’s “Blackwater Bill” passes in House http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/24/murphy%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cblackwater-bill%e2%80%9d-passes-in-house/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/24/murphy%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cblackwater-bill%e2%80%9d-passes-in-house/#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:00:48 +0000 webmaster Prince, the CEO of Blackwater USA testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, he refused to answer Rep. Chris Murphy’s (CT-5) questions regarding how much profit Blackwater makes off of government contracts. …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/24/murphy%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cblackwater-bill%e2%80%9d-passes-in-house/feed/ 0 Blackwater Motivational Posters-Thundercats go! http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/23/blackwater-motivational-posters-thundercats-go/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/23/blackwater-motivational-posters-thundercats-go/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster Blackwater USA has the aesthetic sense of a comic-book obsessed 14 year-old boy. And they complain that nobody takes their PR campaigns seriously! They need to get away from this sort of shit and into something a little more, …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/23/blackwater-motivational-posters-thundercats-go/feed/ 0 Tip of the Day: Train Hard! http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/23/tip-of-the-day-train-hard/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/23/tip-of-the-day-train-hard/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster …or don’t train at all. This message courtesy of BlackWater USA.

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/23/tip-of-the-day-train-hard/feed/ 0 Blackwater USA Contracts http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/20/blackwater-usa-contracts/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/20/blackwater-usa-contracts/#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster Hi all hope this might help someone Contract Opportunities Interpreter/Translator (Arabic) Protective Security Specialist. Qualifications: 1. US Citizen 2. Formal language training (2+/2+ or better) Arabic. …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/20/blackwater-usa-contracts/feed/ 0 I'm A Member of Moveon.org & A Terrible Bowler http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/20/im-a-member-of-moveonorg-a-terrible-bowler/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/20/im-a-member-of-moveonorg-a-terrible-bowler/#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster Moveon.org’s money doesn’t come from insurance companies, HMOs, Halliburton, Bechtel, BlackWater USA, K-Street lobbyists, banks, credit card companies or other war mongering corporatist predators. Hence, this “gusher of money” is beyond …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/20/im-a-member-of-moveonorg-a-terrible-bowler/feed/ 0 Friday Politics http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/19/friday-politics/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/19/friday-politics/#comments Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:00:10 +0000 webmaster I want to know that Blackwater USA and other private contractors will be fired from servicing the USA Military and that our soldiers can return home so they can return to help a recovering America. I want to know that the nightmare that …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/19/friday-politics/feed/ 0 ULTIMATE PROOF, BUSH IS A TRAITOR http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/19/ultimate-proof-bush-is-a-traitor/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/19/ultimate-proof-bush-is-a-traitor/#comments Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:00:08 +0000 webmaster Blackwater USA is a private security outfit that the Boosh Administration has awarded more than $1 billion in contracts. Last September 16, in Baghdad, Blackwater guards allegedly killed seventeen Iraqis while escorting US State …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/19/ultimate-proof-bush-is-a-traitor/feed/ 0 Decline Of The American Empire And The Rise Of The Newer World Order http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/18/decline-of-the-american-empire-and-the-rise-of-the-newer-world-order/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/18/decline-of-the-american-empire-and-the-rise-of-the-newer-world-order/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster There is a distinct difference between the Visigoths and Blackwater USA, Blackwater is building their own military infrastructure[1] and their own air force[2]. Blackwater USA plans to be a permanent replacement to our all voluntary …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/18/decline-of-the-american-empire-and-the-rise-of-the-newer-world-order/feed/ 0 Blackwater contract in Iraq renewed for one year http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/18/blackwater-contract-in-iraq-renewed-for-one-year/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/18/blackwater-contract-in-iraq-renewed-for-one-year/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US State Department said Friday it is extending its diplomat protection contract for private security firm Blackwater USA, despite the incident last September in which Blackwater guards killed 17 Iraqi civilians. …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/18/blackwater-contract-in-iraq-renewed-for-one-year/feed/ 0 Obama Has the American People Baffooned Big Time! http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/18/obama-has-the-american-people-baffooned-big-time/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/18/obama-has-the-american-people-baffooned-big-time/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster Much of this funding went to Blackwater USA and Halliburton and disappeared. Roll call 109 ”. “7/01/05: Obama voted for HR 2419, termed ‘The Nuclear Bill’ by environmental and peace groups. It provided billions for nuclear weapons …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/18/obama-has-the-american-people-baffooned-big-time/feed/ 0 Chief McCain Strategist Went To Bat For Convicted Felon http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/18/chief-mccain-strategist-went-to-bat-for-convicted-felon/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/18/chief-mccain-strategist-went-to-bat-for-convicted-felon/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster Moreover, the episode draws a spotlight back to Black’s history of associations with questionable characters and firms, including the private contractor Blackwater USA and even Drizin’s old business partner, Ahmad Chalabi. …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/18/chief-mccain-strategist-went-to-bat-for-convicted-felon/feed/ 0 Fall Of The American Empire – The Rise Of The Newer World Order http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/17/fall-of-the-american-empire-the-rise-of-the-newer-world-order/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/17/fall-of-the-american-empire-the-rise-of-the-newer-world-order/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:00:04 +0000 webmaster There is a distinct difference between the Visigoths and Blackwater USA, Blackwater is building their own military infrastructure [1] and their own air force [2] .Blackwater USA plans to be a permanent replacement to our all voluntary …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/17/fall-of-the-american-empire-the-rise-of-the-newer-world-order/feed/ 0 Blackwater: Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/17/blackwater-investigative-journalist-jeremy-scahill/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/17/blackwater-investigative-journalist-jeremy-scahill/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:00:04 +0000 webmaster March 31st, 2004 four employees of the private US security firm Blackwater USA are ambushed as they drive through the center of Fallujah. In images broadcast around the world, their burnt corpses are dragged through the streets. …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/17/blackwater-investigative-journalist-jeremy-scahill/feed/ 0 Coastal carolina shooting http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/16/coastal-carolina-shooting/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/16/coastal-carolina-shooting/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster blackwater: a brief the past of slimewhen i initially started to do research on this post, i had intended to focus primarily on the use of private contractors in war zones in general. but, the more i read about blackwater usa, …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/16/coastal-carolina-shooting/feed/ 0 Operation FALCON: Police State America in Real Time http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/16/operation-falcon-police-state-america-in-real-time/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/16/operation-falcon-police-state-america-in-real-time/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster Blackwater USA is the face of paramilitarism on US streets as the “war on terrorism” comes to a neighborhood near you with New Orleans the first test case to see if the company can operate here the way it does in Iraq and get away with …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/16/operation-falcon-police-state-america-in-real-time/feed/ 0 60 Minutes: Corruption in Iraq Killing US Troops With US Dollars http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/16/60-minutes-corruption-in-iraq-killing-us-troops-with-us-dollars/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/16/60-minutes-corruption-in-iraq-killing-us-troops-with-us-dollars/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster Then the second time Alsammarae escaped he was apparently freed from a Green Zone jail on Dec 16, 2006 by a team working for Blackwater USA, and despite being wanted by Interpol he managed to return to the US a few weeks later. …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/16/60-minutes-corruption-in-iraq-killing-us-troops-with-us-dollars/feed/ 0 Candlelight Vigil Speech http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/15/candlelight-vigil-speech/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/15/candlelight-vigil-speech/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster Blackwater USA is still being investigated for causing unwarranted carnage in Iraq. There are currently as many foreign contractors in Iraq as there are American troops, yet we do not know how many of these contractors have been killed. …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/15/candlelight-vigil-speech/feed/ 0 Obama lies a lot, and flip flops on key issues http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/15/obama-lies-a-lot-and-flip-flops-on-key-issues/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/15/obama-lies-a-lot-and-flip-flops-on-key-issues/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster On October 6th, Obama accused his fellow American citizens of the indiscriminate murder of Iraqi civilians, saying, “And these private (Blackwater USA) contractors, they go out and they’re spraying bullets and hitting civilians and that …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/15/obama-lies-a-lot-and-flip-flops-on-key-issues/feed/ 0 Iraq Crisis News http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/15/iraq-crisis-news/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/15/iraq-crisis-news/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster The State Department on Monday cited the need to protect staff in Iraq as justification for renewing a contract with private security firm Blackwater USA without prior Iraqi government approval. Iraq attacks up as US officials to …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/15/iraq-crisis-news/feed/ 0 taxes; the ‘conventional’ banana style; PSA http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/15/taxes-the-%e2%80%98conventional%e2%80%99-banana-style-psa/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/15/taxes-the-%e2%80%98conventional%e2%80%99-banana-style-psa/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:00:05 +0000 webmaster Blackwater USA guards “the firewire cable” And if you use the equipment to video tape anything except “Eat Healthy”… We were recently stopped by 8 LAPD units…and it got control of…meadows And how lucky we all feel …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/14/congresswomen-to-rice-no-blackwater-contract/feed/ 0 Blackwater Book – A Must Read! http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/13/blackwater-book-a-must-read/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/13/blackwater-book-a-must-read/#comments Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:00:09 +0000 webmaster Frightening to see how this company operates both inside and outside the country accountable to no one. today in America, Blackwater USA is not nearly as well known as Halliburton or Bechtel — two mega-corporations making a killing off …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/13/blackwater-book-a-must-read/feed/ 0 so, hillary can actually say, the devil made her do it? http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/13/so-hillary-can-actually-say-the-devil-made-her-do-it/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/13/so-hillary-can-actually-say-the-devil-made-her-do-it/#comments Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:00:09 +0000 webmaster … where he gained valuable experience that will inform his new endeavor. burson-marsteller – rumored to have long retained mephistopheles as a silent partner – has not only consulted private military contractor blackwater usa but many …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/13/so-hillary-can-actually-say-the-devil-made-her-do-it/feed/ 0 US Envoy to Iraq Says New Embassy Ready http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/12/us-envoy-to-iraq-says-new-embassy-ready/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/12/us-envoy-to-iraq-says-new-embassy-ready/#comments Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:00:06 +0000 webmaster Congressional Democrats have launched investigations into whether the State Department had adequate control of the project, which has been complicated by security concerns, including a September incident in which private Blackwater USA…

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/12/us-envoy-to-iraq-says-new-embassy-ready/feed/ 0 Penn Leaves PR Firm to Work Directly for Satan http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/12/penn-leaves-pr-firm-to-work-directly-for-satan/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/12/penn-leaves-pr-firm-to-work-directly-for-satan/#comments Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:00:06 +0000 webmaster Burson-Marsteller – rumored to have long retained Mephistopheles as a silent partner – has not only consulted private military contractor Blackwater USA but many other challenging clients, including embattled mortgage lender Countrywide …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/12/penn-leaves-pr-firm-to-work-directly-for-satan/feed/ 0 Crocker defends role of private security contractors in Iraq http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/12/crocker-defends-role-of-private-security-contractors-in-iraq/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/12/crocker-defends-role-of-private-security-contractors-in-iraq/#comments Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:00:06 +0000 webmaster Associated Press – April 11, 2008 11:23 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) – The US ambassador to Iraq is defending the work of private security contractors like Blackwater USA.

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/12/crocker-defends-role-of-private-security-contractors-in-iraq/feed/ 0 Bremer’s 100 orders: The true scale of Iraq’s rape and destruction http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/11/bremer%e2%80%99s-100-orders-the-true-scale-of-iraq%e2%80%99s-rape-and-destruction/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/11/bremer%e2%80%99s-100-orders-the-true-scale-of-iraq%e2%80%99s-rape-and-destruction/#comments Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:00:13 +0000 webmaster And even worse, they can employ their own armed “private security” – which Blackwater USA were immediately offering as a ’service’ – which is also immune from any kind of prosecution. This led to the situation we’ve seen on YouTube …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/11/bremer%e2%80%99s-100-orders-the-true-scale-of-iraq%e2%80%99s-rape-and-destruction/feed/ 0 Blackwater is gong down by Claudia Sonea http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/11/blackwater-is-gong-down-by-claudia-sonea/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/11/blackwater-is-gong-down-by-claudia-sonea/#comments Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:00:13 +0000 webmaster Blackwater USA is a private military company founded in 1997 by Eric Prince and Al Clark, named often by the international media as being a security contractor or a mercenary organization. It is currently one of the largest three US …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/09/blackwater-contract-renewal-not-approved-by-iraq-maliki/feed/ 0 Stepping up in America NC-03 (A commentary, an appeal) http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/09/stepping-up-in-america-nc-03-a-commentary-an-appeal/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/09/stepping-up-in-america-nc-03-a-commentary-an-appeal/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:00:04 +0000 webmaster Recently Blackwater USA was shocked to learn the I was the Democratic Candidate for Congress in their very own back yard of North Carolina‘s coast. A realization which caused them to strike our at me in the press. …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/09/stepping-up-in-america-nc-03-a-commentary-an-appeal/feed/ 0 More On Executive Protection Training http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/09/more-on-executive-protection-training/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/09/more-on-executive-protection-training/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:00:04 +0000 webmaster Blackwater USA, on the other hand, has you on the range within the first hour of the course working on shooting. Keep in mind that the vast majority of all Stateside details are unarmed. Get my point? Anyway, that’s probably more that …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/09/more-on-executive-protection-training/feed/ 0 Comment on No place left to hide? by mars http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/09/comment-on-no-place-left-to-hide-by-mars/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/09/comment-on-no-place-left-to-hide-by-mars/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:00:04 +0000 webmaster “Amid investigations into fatal shootings of civilians and allegations of tax violations, Blackwater USA’s multimillion-dollar contract to protect diplomats in Baghdad has been renewed, the State Department said Friday. …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/08/america%e2%80%99s-loser-school-of-government-does-it-again%e2%80%94renews/feed/ 0 Blackwater: What American taxes are paying for and why the … http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/08/blackwater-what-american-taxes-are-paying-for-and-why-the/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/08/blackwater-what-american-taxes-are-paying-for-and-why-the/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:00:07 +0000 webmaster Article: Protest Grows over Blackwater USA Training Camp – “Blackwater USA, a security company that supplies hundreds of armed civilian personnel for duties in Iraq, is seeking to build a 220-acre training camp on an 800-acre parcel (in …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/08/blackwater-what-american-taxes-are-paying-for-and-why-the/feed/ 0 A License To Kill http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/08/a-license-to-kill/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/08/a-license-to-kill/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:00:07 +0000 webmaster In February, Blackwater USA, a North Carolina-based Pentagon contractor, began hiring former combat personnel in Chile, offering them up to $4000 a month to guard oil wells in Iraq. The company flew the first batch of 60 former …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/08/a-license-to-kill/feed/ 0 US renewed Blackwater contract without consulting Iraq: PM http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/08/us-renewed-blackwater-contract-without-consulting-iraq-pm/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/08/us-renewed-blackwater-contract-without-consulting-iraq-pm/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:00:07 +0000 webmaster Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said the the US State Department had renewed the contract of private security company Blackwater USA without the approval of the Baghdad government. Submitted by Binky Hellman to US Politics & Gov’t …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/08/us-renewed-blackwater-contract-without-consulting-iraq-pm/feed/ 0 Blackwater Contract Renewed http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/08/blackwater-contract-renewed/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/08/blackwater-contract-renewed/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:00:07 +0000 webmaster The US State Department is renewing its contract with Blackwater USA. This is being done despite demands by Iraq’s government that these cowboy mercenaries be banished from their country. We now know exactly how much sovereignty Iraq …

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]]> http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/08/blackwater-contract-renewed/feed/ 0 It Takes a Village to Win a War http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/08/it-takes-a-village-to-win-a-war/ http://www.blackwaterwatch.com/2008/04/08/it-takes-a-village-to-win-a-war/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:00:07 +0000 webmaster And we have succeeded not in reconstructing an Iraq that we have destroyed but in bloating private industry (Blackwater, USA and other mercenary outfits, at one point, glommed at one point a full one third of Iraq’s reconstruction …

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