2016 Postmortem

Armstead

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55. So now long-respected journalists like Jeremy Scahill are wingers and Blackwater is good?

Fri Mar 25, 2016, 07:40 AM

Mar 2016

yes we rea;lly have entered Orwellian territoty.

I'm not going to comment or the merits or not of the allegations in the OP.

But you have have done a great job of Up is Down here.

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HRC's State Dept contracted w/Blackwater while BW was being prosecuted for Libya arms deals [View all] leveymg Mar 2016 OP

Holy shit! People better wake the fuck up to who HRC really is. berni_mccoy Mar 2016 #1

I'm sure that Trump has it all ready to go. grasswire Mar 2016 #3

How much did Prince donate to the Opelousas' Charity Ball - i.e., the Clinton Foundation yourpaljoey Mar 2016 #9

Another good point that counters the fallacy that Hillary's been vetted berni_mccoy Mar 2016 #12

Good question, how much? leveymg Mar 2016 #13

I'll bet Trump will let us know if they face in the General yourpaljoey Mar 2016 #14

watching her today, I think she probably does have health reasons. grasswire Mar 2016 #29

I thought so as well yourpaljoey Mar 2016 #33

It's tough, no doubt. anothergreenbus Mar 2016 #105

And will. anothergreenbus Mar 2016 #104

This is unbelievable UglyGreed Mar 2016 #4

I'm edging towards that thought. Fairgo Mar 2016 #11

that was poetic :-) grasswire Mar 2016 #30

I just call it Bushian senz Mar 2016 #84

"Out Damn'd Spot!" -- Lady Hillary anothergreenbus Mar 2016 #102

The fix is in with corporate media. There's not enough time to get the truth out to enough people. RiverLover Mar 2016 #10

The fix may indeed be in but there seems to be a continual drip, drip, drip of information on this Samantha Mar 2016 #43

Let us hope it's not too late!!!!! yourpaljoey Mar 2016 #15

This May Help... CorporatistNation Mar 2016 #27

Clinton supporters don't care. 840high Mar 2016 #77

This is one face of Hillary Clinton. PufPuf23 Mar 2016 #90

OMG grasswire Mar 2016 #2

Each day new corruption is discovered. 840high Mar 2016 #40

More wingerish sounding noise, this kind immunizes her against the rest of the RW noise machine caus uponit7771 Mar 2016 #5

Completely irresponsible response to a serious topic berni_mccoy Mar 2016 #19

I agree, its irresponsible to continue winger memes uponit7771 Mar 2016 #20

Calling out Blackwater is now RW? Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2016 #45

Now that we know that Erik Prince was one of Hillary's buddies, it is. BFFF. Get with the program! leveymg Mar 2016 #51

This is insane. I'm only old enough to be voting in my 3rd presidential election this year but Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2016 #52

You're being told to be a good German leveymg Mar 2016 #54

it was my 3rd prez election when i voted for Clinton in 92 nashville_brook Mar 2016 #79

+1 Marr Mar 2016 #94

+1 G_j Mar 2016 #97

This is all so unbelievably craven and disgusting. polly7 Mar 2016 #57

If you really want to be appalled, read '07 Salon article by Blumenthal about Blackwater in Iraq. leveymg Mar 2016 #61

Thanks for this, leveymg. polly7 Mar 2016 #62

Blackwater and Prince are even worse than you may think. Read this leveymg Mar 2016 #64

Thanks again, I will definitely read this. I'm pretty sure I know 'why' to your questions but polly7 Mar 2016 #72

She is blood thirsty and it was on display at AIPAC anothergreenbus Mar 2016 #106

FACTS? TRUTH? JUDGEMENT? Who Cares? CorporatistNation Mar 2016 #83

Wait till Trump starts. Now go away. 840high Mar 2016 #41

I'm so old Fumesucker Mar 2016 #44

ah yes. the good old days. nashville_brook Mar 2016 #80

So now long-respected journalists like Jeremy Scahill are wingers and Blackwater is good? Armstead Mar 2016 #55

It seems like your definition of 'right-wing' is Marr Mar 2016 #93

Most of this stuff was long before Hillary was SOS..Bush Cheney stuff. Carry over to Clinton SOS. Jitter65 Mar 2016 #6

No, these contracts with the State Dept continued under Hillary while BW was under new criminal leveymg Mar 2016 #7

"continued under..." so they did start before her right? tia uponit7771 Mar 2016 #21

Are you really defending this stuff? panader0 Mar 2016 #37

Prince's Libya ITAR problems started under Clinton, who created the opportunity for BW to play there leveymg Mar 2016 #53

Clinton was not obligated to continue employing BW and she certainly wasn't obligated to Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2016 #46

Since she is not responsible for anything, anothergreenbus Mar 2016 #103

And of course the founder of blackwater is under investigation for spying for the Chinese NWCorona Mar 2016 #8

More of HRC's foreign policy experience. EndElectoral Mar 2016 #16

This is the outfit that has been involved in child sex trafficking in Afghanistan Ash_F Mar 2016 #17

Good god .... I think I'm going to be sick. nt. polly7 Mar 2016 #24

A similar organization, Dyncorp, did the same. Leaked by Chelsea Manning Ash_F Mar 2016 #25

Thanks for that link Ash_F. I had read of Dyncorp's escapades, but always learn polly7 Mar 2016 #58

The Republicans are sitting on a mountain of Hillary oppo research riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #18

Damn. AzDar Mar 2016 #22

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #23

Yep, yet ANOTHER reason I will NEVER vote for HRC. If younguys push her to be our nom, then peacebird Mar 2016 #26

Jumping Jeezus. k/r AtomicKitten Mar 2016 #28

Is anyone on our Democratic side keeping an index of the corruption? grasswire Mar 2016 #31

Me. nt VulgarPoet Mar 2016 #63

Hmm... think Mar 2016 #32

K&R and let's hope this gets wide exposure! amborin Mar 2016 #34

Wish the Inspector General was able to look into that except there was no IG to look... Octafish Mar 2016 #35

that deserves to be an OP, Octa. nt grasswire Mar 2016 #38

Yes. 840high Mar 2016 #42

IG Clouseau Octafish Mar 2016 #68

Thanks, grasswire! It was a few weeks back... Octafish Mar 2016 #67

this keeps getting worse by the minute amborin Mar 2016 #65

Thanks for the additional information /nt think Mar 2016 #66

yes, this should be an OP nashville_brook Mar 2016 #81

he has a long bad history: amborin Mar 2016 #36

Thank you for that specific data on Prince's contribution to Bill and Hillary's pay to play leveymg Mar 2016 #49

I wonder if she hadn't had those private servers and had to go through regular polly7 Mar 2016 #59

Eric Prince donates to the Clinton Foundation ... KoKo Mar 2016 #76

This reminds me of a little blip in the 'news' about Blackwater that I saw... Peace Patriot Mar 2016 #39

Thank you so much ....... what a lot of great information. nt. polly7 Mar 2016 #60

Conspiracy! DanTex Mar 2016 #47

No, just another day down at Foggy Bottom for Madam Secretary. leveymg Mar 2016 #50

That DUer's specialty seems to be posting that word as a warning. Octafish Mar 2016 #69

Actually, conspiracy is an included crime at 18 USC Sec. 793 (g). leveymg Mar 2016 #70

Thus, the Deferred Prosecution settlement. Octafish Mar 2016 #88

Frontier Services Group (FSG) kind of reminds me of this outfit, and its chief security contractor leveymg Mar 2016 #89

THREE G.I. Joe head scars!!! Octafish Mar 2016 #91

Can you imagine the trouble this guy would be getting into without things to keep him busy? leveymg Mar 2016 #92

Gott mit GOP Octafish Mar 2016 #96

I miss Mae. And, yes, Generalismo Francisco Franco is still dead. leveymg Mar 2016 #101

This is what it means to be a practical Democrat. aikoaiko Mar 2016 #48

wake up, people, wake up! kgnu_fan Mar 2016 #56

What won't this woman do? Anything? pdsimdars Mar 2016 #71

Quit beating this dead horse. Hillary has been investigated for ethics countless times. Scuba Mar 2016 #73

Dry, very dry. leveymg Mar 2016 #75

Good one. +1 Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #78

This bunch are just war profiteers. So sad. Neocons and Hillary. ViseGrip Mar 2016 #74

Prince was also major funder of RW causes unc70 Mar 2016 #82

The gift that keeps on giving. nt leveymg Mar 2016 #85

Blackwater is a pos right wing company. rockfordfile Mar 2016 #99

K&R SMC22307 Mar 2016 #86

BLACKWATER. John Poet Mar 2016 #87

Subs DemocraticSocialist8 Mar 2016 #95

Trump's foreign policy advisor is ex-Blackwater Octafish Mar 2016 #98

So was Romney's - Cofer Black leveymg Mar 2016 #100