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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-28-11 06:44 PM
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Jeremy Scahill on Blackwater Founder Erik Prince’s Private Army of “Christian Crusaders” in the UAE
The United Arab Emirates has confirmed hiring a company headed by Erik Prince, the billionaire founder of the military firm Blackwater. According to the New York Times, the UAE secretly signed a $529 million contract with Prince’s new company, Reflex Responses, to put together an 800-member battalion of foreign mercenaries. The troops could be deployed if foreign guest workers stage revolts in labor camps, or if the UAE regime were challenged by pro-democracy protests like those sweeping the Arab world. Prince has one rule about the new force: no Muslims. We speak to investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill and Samer Muscati of Human Rights Watch.

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WorseBeforeBetter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-28-11 10:28 PM
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lunatica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-28-11 10:48 PM
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2. I have a great deal of respect for Jeremy Scahill
And I like him and hope he stays safe.
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-29-11 07:34 PM
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