Blackwater: Front operation for the CIA

Sludge Factory
Sludge Factory Posts: 976
edited December 2009 in A Moving Train
It appears that Blackwater isn't so private of a company after all...

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/feat ... ter-201001

I'd copy and paste the text but there is a lot. You can pretty much verify that Blackwater was working for the CIA in the first page of this.
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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,237
    From Democracy Now....

    Blackwater Founder Confirms Role as CIA “Asset”
    The founder of the private military firm Blackwater has confirmed he’s operated as a CIA “asset” in addition to his company’s publicly known work for the US government. In an interview with Vanity Fair, Erik Prince said he’s served a dual role as both a contractor and as an operative for secretive missions. The disclosure follows independent journalist Jeremy Scahill’s report last week that Blackwater is operating in Pakistan on behalf for the CIA and the Joint Special Operations Command. Prince says he was selected for several missions in part to give the CIA “unattributable capability.” Prince also says he plans to step down from Blackwater and become a high school teacher.

    Is anyone surprised by this revelation? He's going to be a school teacher exactly after he's made off with millions from the US government he can easily live off that salary.

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  • Sludge Factory
    Sludge Factory Posts: 976
    g under p wrote:
    From Democracy Now....

    Blackwater Founder Confirms Role as CIA “Asset”
    The founder of the private military firm Blackwater has confirmed he’s operated as a CIA “asset” in addition to his company’s publicly known work for the US government. In an interview with Vanity Fair, Erik Prince said he’s served a dual role as both a contractor and as an operative for secretive missions. The disclosure follows independent journalist Jeremy Scahill’s report last week that Blackwater is operating in Pakistan on behalf for the CIA and the Joint Special Operations Command. Prince says he was selected for several missions in part to give the CIA “unattributable capability.” Prince also says he plans to step down from Blackwater and become a high school teacher.

    Is anyone surprised by this revelation? He's going to be a school teacher exactly after he's made off with millions from the US government he can easily live off that salary.

    Peace

    Yeah, I'm not too surprised by it. I think it is complete garbage that things are this way.
  • Commy
    Commy Posts: 4,984
    i can't believe public outrage hasn't shut the CIA down yet.


    they are the worst group of terrorists murders and thugs on the planet.


    they used to have journalists and editors as assets too, that probably hasn't changed either.
  • Pepe Silvia
    Pepe Silvia Posts: 3,758
    blackwater has a private intelligence company, too....
    don't compete; coexist

    what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?

    "I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama

    when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
    i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
  • Pepe Silvia
    Pepe Silvia Posts: 3,758
    Blackwater's Owner Has Spies for Hire
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 02165.html

    Blackwater's Private Spies
    http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080623/scahill

    Blackwater's Private CIA
    http://www.alternet.org/world/87200/

    Blackwater now in the private intelligence business
    http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Scahill_u ... _0731.html
    don't compete; coexist

    what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?

    "I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama

    when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
    i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,440
    where is the outrage over this? i mean, we are giving this company billions in no bid contracts and this is how they reflect on our country...
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • TriumphantAngel
    TriumphantAngel Posts: 1,760
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    where is the outrage over this? i mean, we are giving this company billions in no bid contracts and this is how they reflect on our country...
    they're all standing in line, faithing and hoping to buy themselves time...

    disgraceful.

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