Privatized Military Corp. Blackwater Targets War in Somalia

[IStanI]

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[quote]With billions of tax dollars from government contracts in the pockets of Blackwater owner Erik Prince, the private military corporation is now establishing a foothold in none other than Somalia in its efforts to wage war against, what Erik Prince regards as, Islamic radicalism. While the New York Times reported that he now has a home in the United Arab Emirates, Blackwater is in the midst of supporting a mercenary firm attempting to intervene in Somalia’s civil war.

Although Mr. Prince’s intentions are to keep the world safe from Islamic radicalism, Blackwater’s intervention in Somalia can only lead to disaster considering that the engagements are further dividing Islamic and Christian societies rather than seeking ways to have them coexist.

With war comes collateral damage; with collateral damage comes the tool to recruit more insurgents and fighters. In no way does this logic solve the issue at hand considering that any Muslim who draws a weapon is immediately considered a radical for defending his home after an attack. The idea that perpetual war breeds peace is a fallacy.

In no fashion can “radical Islam” be completely wiped off the face of the map no more than one can actually identify what a radical Muslim is. Profiteering off the misery of a society by diseasing it with war is dangerous to the wellbeing of any international or regional society.

The litmus test for determining the enemy rests entirely in the hands of a private corporation armed with not just weapons, but political clout as it parasitically leeches off government bureaucracies through contracts designed to keep flags out of battlefields and mercenaries in.

While Blackwater seems dangerous – a private military corporation running amok with no laws or ruled to bind it from annihilating anything it deems as an enemy – the United States is the sole conspirator behind its potential. Even more dangerous, this “private” military corporation cannot be considered a byproduct of the privatized market when government contracts determine the corporation’s pay.

Billions of dollars rushed into the pockets of Erik Prince and his company from the State Department during the height of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. The short-term benefit from hiring mercenaries was the removal of an American flag on any battlefield mishap while the longterm effects are now proving, as expected, dangerous in the realm of realpolitik. Somalia may just be the testing ground for larger battlefields to come in the future.

Earlier this month, we learned that private military corporation, Blackwater, was on the verge of further instigating domestic divides in Somalia. The Associated Press recently reported that a clash in Somalia’s capitol, Mogadishu, left 16 dead when, “police executed a plainclothes soldier they suspected of being an Islamist insurgent.”

The battle against radical Islam comes not from a cause ardent to native Somalians, but rather Erik Prince, owner of Blackwater, who has a contract with the Somali government to extend the war in the country. Profiteering from the misery of others, Blackwater holds no legal authority to any government or law, except to contract and pay.[/quote]

[Extroll]

Let's get all the non radical people out of the middle east and then build a giant dome over it.

[Polyethylene]

And people wonder why the world hates Americans so much.

[animephreak135]

[QUOTE=Miskatonic;27808515]And people wonder why the world hates Americans so much.[/QUOTE]

Blackwater = Americans. My eyes have been opened. Why haven't I been receiving employee checks from them, though?

Gotta take this up with the management department I guess.

[Douchebags]

[QUOTE=Miskatonic;27808515]And people wonder why the world hates Americans so much.[/QUOTE]
Because we just can not seem to stop getting off to the fact that we have to be the worlds fucking hall monitor it's annoying for my government to do this shit and it's citizens get all the hate and shit.

[imarawrus]

Do you have a source? Or is this just an opinion of yours?

[SBD]

Yeah, sauce or gtfo.

[advancedlamb]

[QUOTE=Miskatonic;27808515]And people wonder why the world hates Americans so much.[/QUOTE]

As if America is the only country with problems

[DireAvenger]

America acts like the world police all the time.

But that discussion is for another thread. Blackwater =/= America.

[doonbugie2]

Blackwater sounds badass.

[Brage Nyman]

I need to join Black Water, i lost my soul long ago.

I'm trigger happy to.

[Garmr89]

OP is from this opinion piece: [url]http://www.yaliberty.org/posts/privatized-military-corp-blackwater-targets-war-in-somalia[/url]

Though I found another source which is more objective and fact driven and paints a better picture then then the rantings of a liberal blogger
[url]http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g8T1sPM8dhtTMe9s0omCwXcjShCA?docId=c1b9ce0316dc41928cea3342aec40f05[/url]

[BCell]

Americans never learn from the Vietnam War?

[Sharzu]

Seriously, because America has all the bitches, they think they are above the world laws?
and blackwater sounds like the enemies in wow near booty bay. Seems like me playing wow in the past has payed of.

[ironman17]

-snip- I was thinking of Blackwood Company, sorry.

But in all seriousness, a PMC intervening in a foreign civil war? It's like the medieval days when there were loads of mercenary armies doing stuff for hire...

[Uberman77883]

Ha, I like how everybody thinks a private country represents the USA.

[Arachnidus]

[QUOTE=BCell;27809707]Americans never learn from the Vietnam War?[/QUOTE]

For fucks sake, [b][highlight]BLACKWATER IS NOT THE UNITED STATES MILITARY. THEY ARE A PRIVATELY FUNDED, AND OPERATED MILITARY USING OPERATIVES FROM MANY, MANY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. PULL YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR ASS.[/b][/highlight]

[Aide]

[QUOTE=Arachnidus;27811247]For fucks sake, [b][highlight]BLACKWATER IS NOT THE UNITED STATES MILITARY. THEY ARE A PRIVATELY FUNDED, AND OPERATED MILITARY USING OPERATIVES FROM MANY, MANY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. PULL YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR ASS.[/b][/highlight][/QUOTE]

All this anti United States of America government chatter good to see finally a good poster.

[Lachz0r]

yeah get it together guys! blackwater DOES NOT represent america! they were just founded by americans, funded by americans and is completely made up of americans!!!!! JEEZ

[HolyCrusade]

[QUOTE=Lachz0r;27811398]yeah get it together guys! blackwater DOES NOT represent america! they were just founded by americans, funded by americans and is completely made up of americans!!!!! JEEZ[/QUOTE]

still pushing that anti-american thought process in threads that don't call for it eh?

[Mr. Someguy]

[QUOTE=Lachz0r;27811398]yeah get it together guys! blackwater DOES NOT represent america! they were just founded by americans, funded by americans and is completely made up of americans!!!!! JEEZ[/QUOTE]

It was founded to support police and military training.
It is not funded by the government.
It is not exclusively made up of Americans.

[orgornot]

[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;27811454]It was founded to support police and military training.
It is not funded by the government.
It is not exclusively made up of Americans.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE]With [B]billions of tax dollars[/B] from government contracts in the pockets of Blackwater owner Erik Prince[/QUOTE]

[Arachnidus]

[QUOTE=orgornot;27811519]stupid quote that doesn't explain the rest of the situation[/QUOTE]

The US Government hired BlackWater to do support ops in Iraq, where they quickly said "oh shit we fucked up" after BlackWater started committing war crimes. They were paid, doesn't mean that they're funded by them. That's like saying you fund the KKK because you went to a Dry Cleaner owned by a KKK member.

[Jsm]

Didn't they rename themselves because of all the bad press? I thought they were xe now.

Anyway, maybe I am just skim reading too much but this article seems to suggest that are just going to and deal with what they see as a problem themselves and not on behalf of someone.

[editline]2nd February 2011[/editline]

[QUOTE=orgornot;27811519]With billions of tax dollars from government contracts in the pockets of Blackwater owner Erik Prince
[/QUOTE]

Because they have been paid for US Government contracts, by your logic Microsoft is Government funded and the US Government is responsible for their actions.
What part of that is hard to understand?

[Itsjustguy]

Now for the Somalia WAR

[gbtygfvyg]

Blackwater takes the "do it by the books" quote, and throws it into the fucking ground, burries it, pisses on it, and then eats off of it.
In other words they do anything that'll "achieve" victory.

[zerglingv2]

Huh, I never new Blackwater was part of the US military, but thanks to this thread, now I know.

/sarcasm

[marlkarxv2]

[QUOTE=imarawrus;27808739]Do you have a source? Or is this just an opinion of yours?[/QUOTE]

1. Copy paste part of the article into Google
2. Get results
3. ????
4. PROFIT!

[editline]2nd February 2011[/editline]

[QUOTE=Uberman77883;27811223]Ha, I like how everybody thinks a private country represents the USA.[/QUOTE]

[quote]While Blackwater seems dangerous – a private military corporation running amok with no laws or ruled to bind it from annihilating anything it deems as an enemy – the United States is the sole conspirator behind its potential. Even more dangerous, this “private” military corporation cannot be considered a byproduct of the privatized market when government contracts determine the corporation’s pay.[/quote]

[Raiskauskone V2]

[QUOTE=doonbugie2;27809665]Blackwater sounds badass.[/QUOTE]
It's like straight from some videogame or movie, hell, even the places it's starting to appear is like so.
World's first villain Mercenary company

[carcarcargo]

I thought it was illegal for PMC's the act offensively?

And didn't Blackwater change their name to Xe?