awepittance Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 (edited) Quote A former Blackwater employee and an ex-US Marine who has worked as a security operative for the company have made a series of explosive allegations in sworn statements filed on August 3 in federal court in Virginia. The two men claim that the company's owner, Erik Prince, may have murdered or facilitated the murder of individuals who were cooperating with federal authorities investigating the company. The former employee also alleges that Prince "views himself as a Christian crusader tasked with eliminating Muslims and the Islamic faith from the globe," and that Prince's companies "encouraged and rewarded the destruction of Iraqi life." In their testimony, both men also allege that Blackwater was smuggling weapons into Iraq. One of the men alleges that Prince turned a profit by transporting "illegal" or "unlawful" weapons into the country on Prince's private planes. They also charge that Prince and other Blackwater executives destroyed incriminating videos, emails and other documents and have intentionally deceived the US State Department and other federal agencies. The identities of the two individuals were sealed out of concerns for their safety. http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090817/scahill as jaded as i am about american ventures, this kind of shocked me. if you can handle Amy Goodman this report on it is worth watching http://www.democracynow.org/2009/8/5/in_explosive_allegations_ex_employees_link Edited August 6, 2009 by Awepittance Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide awepittance's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47946-americans-rejoice/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamos scorcho Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 don't want to say anything silly, but i'm a bit worried to be an american in these times. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47946-americans-rejoice/#findComment-1097132 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wall Bird Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 (edited) I heard Jeremy's Scahill's talk with Amy about the story this morning on Democracy Now. This is disturbing, to say the least. Come to think of it, the only way the idea of a mercenary army might be worse is if they had an agenda of crusading on behalf of religious extremists. Unfortunately, this seems to be the case. The fact that this may actually be happening is shameful on a level that I am reluctant to think about. Awepittance, not a fan of Amy Goodman? Edited August 6, 2009 by Wall Bird Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47946-americans-rejoice/#findComment-1097135 Share on other sites More sharing options...
azatoth Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 DEATH TO AMERICA seriously Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide azatoth's signature Hide all signatures last.fm the biggest illusion is yourself Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47946-americans-rejoice/#findComment-1097136 Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted August 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 i am a fan but a lot of people i know think she is very boring Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide awepittance's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47946-americans-rejoice/#findComment-1097137 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wall Bird Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 (edited) On 8/6/2009 at 9:05 AM, Awepittance said: i am a fan but a lot of people i know think she is very boring Perhaps she is a bit dry, but so is Noam Chomsky. I appreciate the fact that neither of these great speakers feel it necessary to be flamboyant or give the audience a bit of entertainment in order to make them more appealing. Doing so may just detract from the subject being discussed and is generally not pertinent anyways. I suppose the opposite of this demeanor would be found in a number of the hosts - the word pundit is a perversion and I refuse to use it - on the Fox News Network. I saw Amy give a talk in Chicago two months ago and, if you ever get the chance, I highly recommend going to see her speak. Since she never focuses on her opinions or thoughts during the show it is very refreshing to hear someone with so much journalistic experience expounding on it in a way that you dont get to hear on air. Edited August 6, 2009 by Wall Bird Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47946-americans-rejoice/#findComment-1097145 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 At least someone is saying something about this bullshit. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Braintree's signature Hide all signatures colindyer.bandcamp.com williamsbraintree.bandcamp.com Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47946-americans-rejoice/#findComment-1097161 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siegecow Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 I dunno, don't people already realize that blackwater are a bunch of shady ass murderers? At least the government actually tried investigating them... Right guys? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Siegecow's signature Hide all signatures On 3/16/2011 at 8:14 PM, troon said: fuck off! Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47946-americans-rejoice/#findComment-1097167 Share on other sites More sharing options...
azatoth Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 i am sure nothing will come out of this. after all the blatant war criminals bush and cheney are still free and there seems to be no action planned to adress it. fuck this shit, it's only in the movies the bad guys get punished. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide azatoth's signature Hide all signatures last.fm the biggest illusion is yourself Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47946-americans-rejoice/#findComment-1097172 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 The phrase, "your tax dollars" always makes me laugh. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Dan C's signature Hide all signatures On 6/17/2017 at 12:33 PM, MIXL2 said: this dan c guy seems like a fucking asshole Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47946-americans-rejoice/#findComment-1097235 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ezkerraldean Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 fucking gringos Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47946-americans-rejoice/#findComment-1097251 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest we_kill_soapscum Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 blackwater has terrified me for a long time. when you listen to Prince's family background its really really terrifying. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47946-americans-rejoice/#findComment-1097292 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lindrum Larry Cocopipe Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 bluewater is pretty alright though Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47946-americans-rejoice/#findComment-1097295 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 http://foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=7478735 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures 백호야~~~항상에 사랑할거예요.나의 아들. Shout outs to the saracens, musulmen and celestials. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47946-americans-rejoice/#findComment-1097362 Share on other sites More sharing options...
azatoth Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 didn't they send blackwater to new orleans after hurricane katrina to guard the white neighbourhoods? america is just awful. they are quickly taking over the UK as the most evil country in human history and is probably the worst in the last century. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide azatoth's signature Hide all signatures last.fm the biggest illusion is yourself Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47946-americans-rejoice/#findComment-1097387 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ezkerraldean Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 On 8/6/2009 at 9:04 PM, azatoth said: they are quickly taking over the UK as the most evil country in human history we might have had the most evil empire, but it was the best. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47946-americans-rejoice/#findComment-1097400 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wall Bird Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 Thanks for reinforcing my point, Chen. Quote "Does the book 1984 mean anything to anybody?" - Glenn Beck. I found that funny. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47946-americans-rejoice/#findComment-1097402 Share on other sites More sharing options...
azatoth Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 last i heard the wingnuts are turning their backs on glenn beck and their masturbation fantasy ann coulter for calling the birthers crazy. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide azatoth's signature Hide all signatures last.fm the biggest illusion is yourself Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47946-americans-rejoice/#findComment-1097413 Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted August 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 at least we can all agree that it's far more important for the mainstream news to talk about the 'birthers' right now, it's an issue that impacts us all and isn't just reinforcing a knee jerk partisan back and forth Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide awepittance's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47946-americans-rejoice/#findComment-1097421 Share on other sites More sharing options...
azatoth Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 of course, it's important to know if the president is a secret muslin kenyan marxist nazi socalist Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide azatoth's signature Hide all signatures last.fm the biggest illusion is yourself Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47946-americans-rejoice/#findComment-1097432 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest my usernames always really suck Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 lol u mad? Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47946-americans-rejoice/#findComment-1097437 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR4 Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 ughh...blackwater just disgusts me Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide SR4's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47946-americans-rejoice/#findComment-1097496 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR4 Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 the thing that gets me is how illogical mercenary armies are even from a long term logistical perspective. of course hiring mercenaries makes it able to acheive short term objectives, but then those objectives are controlled by a semi-professional army outside of any real governmental jurisdiction. any military leader that knows anything about war can tell you how dangerous and illogical it is to rely on mercenaries for anything. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide SR4's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47946-americans-rejoice/#findComment-1097503 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jubes Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 (edited) being scared about this is better than some other shit we try to ignore we have to use hybrid cars ! Edited August 7, 2009 by jubes Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47946-americans-rejoice/#findComment-1097660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ezkerraldean Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 i'm still shocked that anything like blackwater even exists Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/47946-americans-rejoice/#findComment-1097677 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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