Secret Desert Force Set Up by Blackwater’s Founder

The New York Times ^ | Saturday, May 14, 2011 | MARK MAZZETTI and EMILY B. HAGER

[mad_as_he$$]

My son went BW two years ago. He has moved on now. They took good care of him and he made a ton of money compared to the US Army.

[MinorityRepublican]

UAE sounds like a good place to move. However, can’t drink booze there.

[worst-case scenario]

So Erik Prince is building a mercenary army for hire to the highest bidder? Who says it has to be sold only to sovereign governmental powers? What’s to stop a private corporation from running attacks on the heads of foreign nations or corporations that are standing in the ways of development plans?

[max americana]

Xe sounds fruity. I like Blackwater better..the name makes liberals froth at the mouth.

[sandboxshooter]

You don’t know much about the UAE do you? Lots of awesome bars and clubs there....very modern cities. Lots of Brits..if you think Brits will live in a “dry” country, you have another thing coming...haha. UAE is NOT “dry”.

[MinorityRepublican]

Mr. Prince’s subordinates were following his strict rule: hire no Muslims.

Muslim soldiers, Mr. Prince warned, could not be counted on to kill fellow Muslims.

[Berlin_Freeper]

mark

[Lazamataz]

Code Pink's answer to Eric Prince.

[Lazamataz]

I’d hit it, though.

[Hatteras]

Pardon me, but your @$$ is showing

[Hot Tabasco]

Have Gun, Will Travel

[Lazamataz]

Hating fags is part of being a "True American?"

Yes. In the Immigration and Nationalization test, the following question appears:

73. You see a homosexual. You:
    A) Wish him a good day, while making no eye contact.
    B) Give him advice about good Musical Shows that are 
       presently playing.
    C) Kick his ass, pee on him, and set him on fire.
    D) Offer him help on his rent and transportation costs.

The correct answer, of course, is C).

[Chode]

yup, writ large...

[QualityMan]

From my hometown. His family started an automotive parts company that was evetually purchased by Johnson Controls in 1996, after the family had built it into a 2+ billion dollar enterprise.

Red-blooded Americans...all of them.

[ctdonath2]

IIRC, arms guru Jeff Cooper once trained the bodyguards of a king. Upon completion, he told the king (paraphrased) “I trust these men can protect your life; do you trust them to?”

[ctdonath2]

Virtually unlimited military budgets in retaliation.

[wastedyears]

He’s in another country. If he becomes a citizen, he could have the Abu Dhabi government against the US government.