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Blackwater now in the private intelligence business
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David Edwards and Muriel Kane
Raw Story
August 1, 2008
Jeremy Scahill, author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army, is worried about the giant mercenary firm’s latest foray into private intelligence. "They’re marketing their services to not only foreign governments, but to Fortune 500 corporations," he recently told an interviewer.
The forthcoming paperback edition of Scahill’s book on Blackwater, which appeared in hardcover in February 2007, will include 100 pages of new material, including a discussion of last September’s shooting spree in Baghdad by Blackwater operatives — which killed 17 Iraqi civilians but for which nobody has ever been charged.
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"This is a company that has been accused of murdering Iraqi civilians," Scahill pointed out, "of shooting the bodyguard to the Iraqi vice-president, of causing blowback attacks on United States troops, of hurting the morale of the United States military — that has cost United States taxpayers over a billion dollars for its operations in Iraq."
However, Scahill’s greatest concern at present appears to be Blackwater’s venture into the private intelligence business.
"Blackwater started a private intelligence company," he explained, "a private CIA essentially, called Total Intelligence Solutions. And the man running Total Intelligence Solutions is J. Cofer Black. He’s a thirty-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency. He also was the guy who ran the CIA’s extraordinary rendition program, the government-sanctioned kidnap-and-torture program."
"His thirty-year CIA career, his network of contacts, his knowledge that was gained through his work in the most sensitive areas of the United States government is now on the open market for hire," Scahill said sadly.
"This isn’t a liberal or conservative thing," concluded Scahill. "You have a lot of traditional conservatives who are outraged at what they see as the degradation of the United States armed forces. … This has everything to do with the future of war-making and global stability."
Video is from ExpandedBooks.com, broadcast July 30, 2008.
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August 1st, 2008 at 6:44 pm
we need to create a new Declaration of Independence. Use the same preamble and change the indictment section. It should be online and allow for signers… that would create a political force. It is coming together that they are afraid of. A unified force without race or religious or petty idealogical whining. enough is enough. This could create a political force.
August 1st, 2008 at 6:45 pm
we need to create a new Declaration of Independence. Use the same preamble and change the indictment section. It should be online and allow for signers… that would create a political force. It is coming together that they are afraid of. A unified force without race or religious or petty idealogical whining. enough is enough. This could create a political force.
August 1st, 2008 at 6:51 pm
This could be worrisome.
Rhonda
August 1st, 2008 at 7:46 pm
Every day its some kind of new crap, isn’t evil getting tired?
August 1st, 2008 at 8:00 pm
A former head of the CIA is now running a private intelligence company, a private army and private intelligence operation.Ok when is blackwater going to buy warships and planes to continue there private military.After all is said and done this means that Blackwater is not bound by the US Constituion and basiclly will carry out orders given to them by the highest bidder. Hold fast to your family this is going to get worse.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KW8DRSvEoQ
August 1st, 2008 at 8:58 pm
They just got 200 fighter jets! Now they are a force to be reckoned with. When the military revolt and go to arrest Misters Bush & Cheney these guys are who they will have to fight. They have all the military secrets and the nuclear codes. No one knows what to expect from the Blackwater crew. False ops, mass murder, death and destruction. Love, Aloha MCB
August 1st, 2008 at 9:20 pm
This is in no way a private intelligence service.
This is just another CIA subsidiary. Another reason that the CIA can claim “plausible deniability”.
August 1st, 2008 at 9:48 pm
Blackwater is just another branch of martial law signing up and getting on board. There will be others to join their ranks. This is gonna be a bloody war here at home.
August 1st, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Wow our military stands for this what a bunch of pussys they have become unbelieveable wow!!
August 1st, 2008 at 11:25 pm
Obviously this means that all personal information of every U.S. citizen is now available to anybody who is willing to pay the price. Just as the phone companies and others have been
giving out their customers’ personal information, you can now be sure that Blackwater, with all
its contacts, can get any information it wants, from social security records to military records to
medical records. The only way to stop them is to terminate their contracts, but it still won’t undue
the damage they’ve already done. Better hope McCain and Obama understand that.
August 2nd, 2008 at 12:20 am
I think that the talk is almost over. People need to start getting ready because it is almost time to stand up and fight. I am getting prepared everyday for the day to come where the people really take back the government and reclaim our independence
August 2nd, 2008 at 1:43 am
Uh I dont no, ANyone that pounds or kicks my door, first thing I will think is “NWO” I will shoot I dont care how fancy there uniform is.. I did my homework.. this sucks… what a nightmare.. growing up I never thought that this was what it was going to come down too… what a nightmare.. what a nightmare..
August 2nd, 2008 at 2:24 am
Just imagine 10,000 Tom Sellecks running around!!!!!!!!!!!! No just f---in’ with ya’!! This is total f---in’ buLLLs---(3L’s count em’)!!!!!! Another way to spell Blackwater…TARGET!!!! LOL!!!
August 2nd, 2008 at 10:12 am
And the blackwater was thick as blood…and my hands they were, full of gold. -Swans 1997
Spoiled tower, Blackwater tea -skinny puppy 1990s
I have heard several bands make reference to 9-11 in veiled ways, as if they had some kind of prophectic vision. or they knew about it and deliberately tried to sync our conciousness with a devious plan to control the world?
August 2nd, 2008 at 11:27 am
Blackwater is middle ages “GVT’ all over again. Read history..(Not what they conditioned you with in a GVT sponsored school). Blackwater is no less than the mercenaries of old.. GVT sponsored and paid for.. except in this case.. not by a King or Queen.. but withy a GVT that has lost it’s ability to Govern and uses tax dollars of it’s citiozens to eventually and inevitabl, as it stays on it’s course.. to eventually arrive at an alternative force where the only loyalty is to the paying customer. As long as we have Governement imbezzling or labor in the form of tax dollars we as citizens have to compete againt the very GVT that enslaves us by control. The equation just will not work to the citizens advantage.. and personally I am not going to call for an “uprising” because people of this nation are so tempted by the “GVT hand” that they have learned to eat from until we as a nation of free people have evolved into the Servile State mentioned by Belloc a hundred years ago. If anyone thinks all this is happening abstractly as GVT fumbles around you are sadly mistaken. Read a little history ob the transition from the 19th to the 20th century and you will find out it has taken a hundred years to “progress” the NWO this far and it’s founders are taking their time to make the plan happen…. It is a simple case where you can cut the head off the body and the head simply lives on to attach itself to another willing body and leaves the oled body to rot when used up.
Those in power know exactly whzat they are doing.. and have us funding their efforts to accomplish a goal.
August 2nd, 2008 at 12:05 pm
if you see mercs, SHOOT THEM THEY ARE NOT LAW ENFORCEMENT,they are paid killers.
August 2nd, 2008 at 2:06 pm
I concur JMR…..
August 2nd, 2008 at 5:32 pm
In the words of Frank Zappa,”Lets make the water turn black”.
sing along all who know the words!
Now believe me when I tell you that my song is really true,
I want everyone to listen and believe,
Its about some little people from a long time ago,
And all the things the neighbors didn’t know.
Early in the morning Daddy Dinky went to work,
Selling lamps and chairs to Sanberdino squares,
And I still remember Mama with her apron and her pad,
Feeding all the boys in his cafe.
refrain:
Whizzing and pacing and pooting through the day,
Ronnie helping, Kenny helping, burn his poots away,
And all of the while on the shelf on the shed
Kenny’s little creatures on display!
Ronnie saves his neumies on a window in his room,
Marvel to be seen dysentery green,
While Kenny and his buddies have a game out in the back
“LETS MAKE THE WATER TURN BLACK”.
You see them after school in a world of their own,
To some it might seem creepy what they do.
The neighbors on the right sat and watched them every night,
I bet you’d do the same if they was you.
Refrain:
Kenny’s in the Army now and Ronnie’s taking pills,
Oh how they yearn to see a bommer burn.
It’s a heavy mashing, thunder crashing dynamite machine,
Wait till the fire turns Green.
Wait till the fire turns Green.
Wait till the fire turns Green……. Aloha MCB
August 2nd, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Maybe Katrina was a turkey shoot for them, as they go into more cities, that won’t always be the case. V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V
August 2nd, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Seriously people, Blackwater is not to be taken lightly. They need to be stopped NOW. These chickens are coming home to roost and they aren’t gonna just take a retirement check.
FreeinTX
August 2nd, 2008 at 7:27 pm
CIA operations follow the same recurring script. First, American business interests abroad are threatened by a popular or democratically elected leader. The people support their leader because he intends to conduct land reform, strengthen unions, redistribute wealth, nationalize foreign-owned industry, and regulate business to protect workers, consumers and the environment.
So, on behalf of American business, and often with their help, the CIA mobilizes the opposition. First it identifies right-wing groups within the country (usually the military), and offers them a deal: “We’ll put you in power if you maintain a favorable business climate for us.” The Agency then hires, trains and works with them to overthrow the existing government (usually a democracy). It uses every trick in the book: propaganda, stuffed ballot boxes, purchased elections, extortion, blackmail, sexual intrigue, false stories about opponents in the local media, infiltration and disruption of opposing political parties, kidnapping, beating, torture, intimidation, economic sabotage, death squads and even assassination.
These efforts culminate in a military coup, which installs a right-wing dictator. The CIA trains the dictator’s security apparatus to crack down on the traditional enemies of big business, using interrogation, torture and murder. The victims are said to be “communists” [or these days "terrorists"] but almost always they are just peasants, liberals, moderates, labor union leaders, political opponents and advocates of free speech and democracy. Widespread human rights abuses follow.
— Steve Kangas: Timeline of CIA Atrocities
August 2nd, 2008 at 7:38 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CXPtmvdWDo
Operation Garden Plot – Activated?
As we fast approach total economic collapse what evidence is there that America will be taken into Martial Law? Operation Garden Plot is a declassified document detailing the plan to mobilize US Armed Forces and UN Troops against US Citizens. How much of it is a reality?
August 3rd, 2008 at 12:19 am
Blackwater is s--- and needs to be flung to the four corners of the earth. Don’t worry about these amateurs, ’cause we are many more than them and we love our country. We are the majority – by far. Blackwater will go dowwwnnn when the rubber meets the road. Are you BW turds listening to what I say??? You’re toast! You will never prevail over us. Your toys are meaningless!!!!!!!!
August 3rd, 2008 at 12:23 am
Blackwater are renegade mercenaries (super trash crud) and should be treated as such – poop! What did Santa say?? “Blast away, blast away, blast away ALL!!!!
August 3rd, 2008 at 7:12 am
Now in darkness world stops turning
Ashes where the bodies burning
No more war pigs have the power
Hand of God has struck the hour
Day of judgement, God is calling
On their knees the war pig’s crawling
Begging mercy for their sins
Satan laughing spreads his wings
All right now!
August 3rd, 2008 at 7:55 am
“Naturally the common people don’t want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, IT IS THE LEADERS of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is TELL THEM THEY ARE BEING ATTACKED, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. IT WORKS THE SAME IN ANY COUNTRY.”
Hermann Goering, President of the Reichstag, Nazi Party, and Luftwaffe Commander in Chief, from Gilbert, G.M. (1947). Nurenberg Diary, New York: Signet
August 3rd, 2008 at 9:53 am
PHUQUE BLACKWATER. YOU BUNCH OF PHUQUING PHAGGOTS.
August 3rd, 2008 at 9:57 am
BLACKWATER BITCH COWARD PHAGGOTS
August 3rd, 2008 at 2:37 pm
yeah them scrubs are tough killing guys in sandals and turbans. i bet they sleep real good at night
August 3rd, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Well, they’ll tell you what you want to hear. What about conflict of interest? Does anyone else see the way things are going, Halliburton selling centrifuges to Iran, otherwise, it would be impossible for them to import 6000 centrifuges without detection, Now the CIA says “Iran has 6000 centrifuges to refine uranium, we need to attack them before they produce a Nuke”. All the sudden the war monger tries to act as if we really don’t want this, but it’s just theatrics for the commoners. That way they will support the defense. They all are freemasons and what they want is to reduce the population by 90% and this war will effectively kill 2 billion, 1/3 of the population of the earth [Revelation].
August 3rd, 2008 at 7:10 pm
blackwater muts may be bullet resistant, but they are NOT bullet proof, right now, with all these tragedies, the National guard and certain police around the country are softening the targets for the blackwater terrorists.
Be advised, maintain a suspicious state of alertness and stay locked and loaded.
August 3rd, 2008 at 7:36 pm
Jimmy in Mexico, why are you telling us this? While we are being bombarded by illegal aliens who call us foreigners and who’s stated goal is the overthrow of our country?
The border patrol is doing a very valuable job and the rats who run our country are handcuffing them! This will not be tolerated much longer!
We will not allow la raza, la reeconquista or MS 13 to overthrow our country and it makes no differance what this governments official position is with the illegal NAU plan, they have done this treachery without the will of the governed and only be usurping and subverting our constitution, therefore, that repugnant law is null and void!
August 3rd, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Ironic, all the cowards and criminals are being armed to pacify the country and world into a global cesspool of despotism, this is becoming the inquisition two, people tortured for fictitious confessions and murdered for being loyal to their country and our way of life, so who are the terrorists?
August 3rd, 2008 at 9:27 pm
RED DAWN NOW, I AM AN AMERICAN AND I AM FOR AMERICA. I SEE ALL OF THIS AND IT REALLY BOTHERS ME. I DONT LIKE THE ILLEGAL UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS IN THE US ANY MORE THAN THE REST OF YOU, BUT WE HAVE BEEN SOLD OUT BY OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES. I CAN PERSONALLY TELL YOU THAT I HAVE TRIED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE TRAFFICING OF UDA’S COMING INTO THE USA, AND THE BORDER PATROL IS NOT INTERESTED IN STOPPING THEM. I SEE ALL OF THIS STUFF GOING ON. I LOVE WHAT MY COUNTRY [THE uSA] STANDS FOR. THE CONSTITUTION IS ONE OF THE GREATES DOCUMENTS EVER MADE, AND IT BREAKES MY HEART TO SEE THAT ALL OF THOSE PATRIOTS FOUGHT AND SOME DIED TO MAKE THIS COUNTRY WHAT IT WAS. AND NOW TO SEE ALL OF THIS STUFF GOING ON. FINDING OURSELVES HEADED FOR A WAR AND KNOWING WHAT IT MEANS. BLACKWATER IS JUST A WELL PAID LAP DOG FOR BUSH AND IF THEY GET INTO THE INTELIGENCE “INDUSTRY” JUST IMMAGINE WHAT KIND OF ACCOUNTABILITY THEY WONT HAVE. THEN IT WONT JUST BE IRAQUIS THAT DIE FOR BAD INTELIGENCE, IT WILL BE AMERICANS. AND THEM WITH SOME SORT OF IMMUNITY. ITS ALL THE SAME REGARDLESS. JUST ARMED MERCERNARIES IN THE uSA AND DOING WHAT THE MILITARY, CONSTITUTIONALLY, IS NOT ALLOWED TO DO.
August 4th, 2008 at 3:11 am
You guys should watch Jericho… now canned, don’t know if there will be season 3
The writers parallels Blackwater to Ravenwood in Jericho. (no bid contracts, they get away with murder)
I hate to say this If we get marshal law…these private contractors will RUN THE US….
Very disturbing….
August 4th, 2008 at 9:52 am
They won’t run my reality. There are only a few thousands of them. There are 300 million Americans. They can’t handle 1% dissenting.
August 4th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Thank the lord above that I have discouraged my children from ever engaging in any business activities (including potential employment) from any militant organization. They just aren’t safe to do so. Self-employment may be the only secure way of functioning before long anyways.
I feel grateful to have been aware enough to educate them, provide them up-to-date tools necessary to function within this system, not immunize them (of course) and speak the truth as I see it. I think they’ll be well-equipped to deal with cleaning up what the previous generations have allowed to happen knowlingly or unknowingly.
We mustn’t forget…these are private companies subcontracting for The United States Corporation. In this case, change is inevitable based on performance.
December 8th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
I was watching c-span today about the Black Water crimes. I had remembered last winter I had watched alot of youtube on them, and knew they were a rotten bunch. I read an article today about a protest in North Carolina at the main office of Black Water. Protesters put fake blood on themselfs and painted bullets hole in there cars, then played dead at the front gates. what they were doing was a mock of the Nisour Square massacre where 17 civilian men,women, and children were killed by Black Water. Seven protestors were put in jail for 5 days, and when it was time to go to court Judge Barnes hid this massacre from the public by clearing the whole court room out exept for the parties involved. I thought it was funny when I heard that the FBI is going to investegate Black Water. J. Cofer Black is a 30 year CIA, and Erik Prince very prominate family out of Mishigan. Plus Black Water is in good With Bush Sr. They are untouchable. When martial law is implamented in America Black Water elite will clean up the stragglers that got away from being loaded into the U.N. prison cars on route to 1 of 700 FEMA death camps. This company Total Inteligence Solutions truely is a threat to national security if there ever was.