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ensho Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-10 10:15 AM
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Secret Erik Prince/Blackwater Tape Exposed

http://rebelreports.com/post/569103736/secret-erik-prince-blackwater-tape-exposed?om_rid=Dcz8r1&om_mid=_BL4A7jB8H23r$L&


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In the speech, Prince proposed that the US government deploy armed private contractors to fight “terrorists” in Nigeria, Yemen, Somalia and Saudi Arabia, specifically to target Iranian influence. He expressed disdain for the Geneva Convention and described Blackwater’s secretive operations at four Forward Operating Bases he controls in Afghanistan. He called those fighting the US in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan “barbarians” who “crawled out of the sewer.” Prince also revealed details of a July 2009 operation he claims Blackwater forces coordinated in Afghanistan to take down a narcotrafficking facility, saying that Blackwater “call in multiple air strikes,” blowing up the facility. Prince boasted that his forces had carried out the “largest hashish bust in counter-narcotics history.” He characterized the work of some NATO countries’ forces in Afghanistan as ineffectual, suggesting that some coalition nations “should just pack it in and go home.” Prince spoke of Blackwater working in Pakistan, which appears to contradict the official, public Blackwater and US government line that Blackwater is not in Pakistan.

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Prince also claimed that a Blackwater operative took down the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W Bush in Baghdad and criticized the Secret Service for being “flat-footed.” He bragged that Blackwater forces “beat the Louisiana National Guard to the scene” during Katrina and claimed that lawsuits, “tens of millions of dollars in lawyer bills” and political attacks prevented him from deploying a humanitarian ship that could have responded to the earthquake in Haiti or the tsunami that hit Indonesia.

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Several times during the speech, Prince appeared to demean Afghans his company is training in Afghanistan, saying Blackwater had to teach them “Intro to Toilet Use” and to do jumping jacks. At the same time, he bragged that US generals told him the Afghans Blackwater trains “are the most effective fighting force in Afghanistan.” Prince also revealed that he is writing a book, scheduled to be released this fall.

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puke on Prince

why in hell do we still use Blackwater - renamed something else

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Octafish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-10 10:18 AM
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1. Erik Prince, Assassin for Presidents since 2001
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Lint Head Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-10 10:30 AM
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2. Exactly where is this son of a bitch hiding now?
Does this terrorist actually live in the United States of America? Al Capone got away with less than this piece of fecal matter.
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jaksavage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-10 10:40 AM
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3. Our nation worships warriors
and he is being the best he can be.
Hate our legislators for enabling these types.
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Blackhatjack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-10 10:51 AM
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4. Sounds like there is enough there to indict Blackwater employees and Prince...
There are numerous violations of international law involved here. They are not a country, nor an army.

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