Blackwater, et. al.

[lindac07]

If you have the time and the means it would be worth your while to tune in to Democracy Now this evening. Amy Goodman had on Jeremy (I think its Jeremy) Scahill and Naomi Klein talking about their articles in the Nation magazine. What's happening in New Orleans is awful. Business leaders meeting with politicians (Ray Nagin???) about reconstruction and they seem pretty intent on insuring that the black population and the poor never again live in New Orleans under any circumstances. They are meeting each morning in the government annex and planning reconstruction without even consulting with people like the teacher's and their unions. How in hell is this going to be allowed? Who can we get this information to that will actually do something about it?

[TerdlowSmedley]

1. Blackwater was the employer of those contractors who were killed

and burned in Fallujah. Some of their family members were convinced that they were set up by their own employer, since the US actually NEEDED such a heinous attack as an excuse to go into Fallujah.

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

5. Fallujah is to...

...our illegal war on Iraq what My Lai was to Vietnam---some things never change:

http://www.karlandkinggeorge.com/Fallujah.html

[isayitstinks]

2. Blackwater on home soil is TERRIFYING

I saw that Democracy Now segment a few days ago and it made me feel like I couldn't breathe.
It also made me reconsider my position on gun control.

[crikkett]

3. kick

should this be part of a demopedia entry?

[KoKo]

4. Here are some links to what Blackwater is up to for those who want to

know more.
THIS FIRST ONE IS A GOOD START:

http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:RsYXKdaGfCUJ:www.publicintegrity.org/wow/bio.aspx%3Fact%3Dpro%26ddlC%3D95+Blackwater+Security,+NC&hl=en


AND THERE'S MORE AT THESE LINKS:


Blackwater USA
Blackwater is also providing security services to federal agencies working ...
Blackwater is working to secure critical communications infrastructure and is ...
www.blackwaterusa.com/ - 33k - Sep 21, 2005 - Cached - Similar pages

Windfalls of War - The Center for Public Integrity
Blackwater Security Consulting LLC. 850 Puddin Ridge Road. Moyock, NC 27958.
Phone: [phone]. Fax: [phone]. http://www.blackwatersecurity.com ...
www.publicintegrity.org/wow/bio.aspx?act=pro&ddlC=95 - 17k - Sep 21, 2005 - Cached - Similar pages

Katrina-hit states turn to security firms - Business - The ...
Blackwater USA, a Moyock, NC, security services firm, also has sent about 150 of
its workers to the region, said spokeswoman Anne Duke. ...
washingtontimes.com/business/20050909-104738-8181r.htm - 41k - Sep 21, 2005 - Cached - Similar pages

Blackwater USA - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... Blackwater Target Systems; Blackwater Security Consulting, Moyock, NC ...
Blackwater Security Consulting was one of several private security firms ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwater_USA - 20k - Cached - Similar pages

USATODAY.com - Four civilians killed in Iraq worked for NC ...
MOYOCK, NC (AP) — The deaths of four employees of a local security company ...
They worked for Blackwater Security Consulting, one of five subsidiaries of ...
www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2004-03-31-casualties_x.htm - 62k - Cached - Similar pages

Blackwater Security Services: Information From Answers.com
Blackwater Security Services Blackwater USA is a private military contractor ...
The Associated Press, "Four civilians killed in Iraq worked for NC security ...
www.answers.com/topic/blackwater-security-services - 29k - Cached - Similar pages

CNN.com - Blackwater aids military with armed support - Mar 31, 2004
Blackwater Security Consulting provides security training and guard ...
Other Blackwater USA subsidiaries train dogs and handlers for security work, ...
www.sandline.com/hotlinks/CNN-Blackwater.html - 46k - Cached - Similar pages

newsobserver.com | NC News Wire
... for North Carolina-based Blackwater Security Consulting, the company said.
Sept. 21, 2005 Second man pleads guilty in shootings outside of NC State game ...
www.newsobserver.com/news/ncwire_news/ - 52k - Sep 21, 2005 - Cached - Similar pages

Federal judge sends lawsuit over Blackwater deaths to NC court
Federal judge sends lawsuit over Blackwater deaths to NC court ... RALEIGH,
NC (AP) - A lawsuit accusing a North Carolina-based security contractor of ...
www.wkrn.com/Global/story.asp?S=3728396&nav=1ugFdOF7 - 72k - Cached - Similar pages

CorpWatch : IRAQ: Explosive Growth for Private Security Firm
ELIZABETH CITY, NC - Security contractor Blackwater USA, which has lost at least
eight workers in ambushes in Iraq, is growing at an impressive rate, ...
www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=11585 - 20k - Cached - Similar pages