Blackwater Got the Gig Securing Obama in Afghanistan
OTB News (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Although Obama hadn’t been a fan he was overheard praising them.
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Update on Max From BlackWater medical
BlueNC - Comments (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
BlackWater Medical Corp! " You blow them away! We repair them into Super Robo's Cops for the 21 st century of torture and home love" * Eric the Dark Prince of America and War. Max was release from Duke late last night and is in his bunker.[Bat cave]under intense security and pain killers......He has access to a computer but is unable to understand it...Hail Hunter Thompson! He claims that a Doctor...
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Dogs of War: Life without Blackwater?
OTB News (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
By DAVID ISENBERGWASHINGTON, July 25 (UPI) — For a moment there it looked like we might not have Blackwater to kick around anymore.
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Blackwater Got the Gig Securing Obama in Afghanistan
US News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Although Obama hadn't been a fan he was overheard praising them.
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Dark Days for Blackwater
Connecting.the.Dots (Free subscription) | yesterday
Everybody's favorite rent-a-goon service is going out of business in Iraq even before our troops leave. After bad publicity and audits by the FBI and Homeland Security, Blackwater International's security business is down to about 30 percent of its revenue from a high of more than 50 percent and headed lower. "If I could get it down to 2 percent or 1 percent, I would go there," the company president...
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Blackwater Isn’t Going Anywhere
thomasfortenberry.net (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Damn. There I was so happy. Media Goof Again: Blackwater Isn’t Going Anywhere I loved this Peace Warriors excerpt: ”The experience we’ve had would certainly be a disincentive to any other companies that want to step in and put their entire business at risk,” said Erik Prince, Blackwater’s reclusive, 39 year-old founder and owner. Company president Gary [...]
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Popular Progressive: Old Blackwater Keeps on Rolling
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
According to the UK Guardian , US private military contractor, Blackwater, is getting out of the mercenary security end of its business. Company executives said they are moving away from security work in the wake of close media scrutiny of private contractors' behaviour in Iraq, particularly a Baghdad shooting [...]
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Blackwater: We're taking our toys and going home
POE News (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
, hired guns, tactical retreat, dystopian futureIt seems that executives from Blackwater Worldwide, the Bush administration's favourite hired guns in Iraq and Afghanistan, are threatening to pack up their M4 assault rifles, CS gas and Little Bird helicopters and go back to the great dismal swamp of North Carolina whence they came. Or at least that's how it is being portrayed in the media.
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Blackwater aims at new goal
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Security contractor seeks to diversify into training, aviation, logistics The world over, guns for hire are known as "Blackwater guys" - and that's the reason Blackwater Worldwide wants to move beyond the business of private security contracting.
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Like the monster in the movie you just KNOW isn't dead...
Rants From The Rookery (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Jeremy Scahill warns us to keep an eye on Blackwater: Among the headlines of the past 24 hours : "Blackwater plans exit from guard work", "Blackwater getting out of security business", "Blackwater sounds retreat from private security business", and "Blackwater to leave security business". One blogger slapped this headline on his post: "Blackwater, worst organization since SS, to end mercenary work."...
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No Irrigation Today - The Canoe Trip Was Fun
Lawn Sprinkler Tips (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Nothing to do with irrigation or lawn sprinklers today. The whole company went on a canoe trip down Blackwater River. It was a nice 11 mile stretch. It was a nice workout and great to get out in the wilderness. I had a great time and hope everyone else on the team did as well. Back to irrigation work tomorrow. Good night. Scott http://www.autolawnsprinklers.com
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The Causeway: The World’s First Private Island Rehab
PSFK Trend: PSFK (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Causeway is the world's first private island rehab facility, offering treatments for alcohol and drug addiction, stress and overworking and general psychological problems. Located off the Blackwater Esturary in Essex, just 30 minutes… ... continue reading
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Latest talk in DC
Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Amphitheater in Ronald Reagan Building DC where I spoke yesterday at Blackwater-sponsored event for new magazine on stability ops called Serviam....
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Border Patrol Goes After Nascar Crowd for New Recruits
VivirLatino (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Not to stereotype or anything, but what kind of recruit does the U.S. Border Patrol hope to find by sponsoring a NASCAR racer? The same kind of candidate that they would get by having a Blackwater sponsored racer? Why not...
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Royal visit: Duke of Edinburgh views farm machinery firm's show stand
Cornish Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
A farm machinery company from Blackwater enjoyed a royal visit from the Duke of Edinburgh.
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