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Secret Desert Force Set Up by Blackwater’s Founder
The New York Times ^
| Saturday, May 14, 2011
| MARK MAZZETTI and EMILY B. HAGER
Posted on 05/14/2011 9:59:04 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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Sheik Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan of Abu Dhabi hired Erik Prince to build a fighting force.
To: MinorityRepublican
This guy Erik Prince deserves to be a billionaire.
Good for him.
To: jazusamo; Girlene; 4woodenboats; Grimmy; xzins; smoothsailing; lilycicero; bigheadfred; ...
To: Lancey Howard
Best part is, the US government can’t touch his money anymore.
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posted on
05/14/2011 10:15:52 PM PDT
by
wastedyears
(SEAL SIX makes me proud to have been playing SOCOM since 2003.)
To: MinorityRepublican
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posted on
05/14/2011 10:21:01 PM PDT
by
Palter
(If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it. ~ Mark Twain)
To: Lancey Howard
Looks like they've got a ways to go...
The Emirates wanted the troops to be ready to deploy just weeks after stepping off the plane, but it quickly became clear that the Colombians military skills fell far below expectations. Some of these kids couldnt hit the broad side of a barn, said a former employee. Other recruits admitted to never having fired a weapon.
To: Lancey Howard
Hillsdale College grad, hates fags, loves free capitalism, hates govt interference in daily life, ex-Seal. A true American.
To: smoothsailing
"The Emirates wanted the troops to be ready to deploy just weeks after stepping off the plane, but it quickly became clear that the Colombians military skills fell far below expectations. Some of these kids couldnt hit the broad side of a barn, said a former employee. Other recruits admitted to never having fired a weapon. " NY Slimes B.S. Alert!
IAC, it's not just Columbians...
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posted on
05/14/2011 10:50:25 PM PDT
by
SuperLuminal
(Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
To: max americana
Amen! God bless Erik Prince !
His country abandoned him.
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posted on
05/14/2011 11:50:10 PM PDT
by
STARWISE
(The overlords are in place .. we are a nation under siege .. pray, go Galt & hunker down)
To: max americana
Various African campaigns by Executive Outcomes proved how well a private military contractor force can operate. I still wouldn’t mind hooking with Xe (Blackwater) for a job.
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posted on
05/15/2011 12:40:09 AM PDT
by
randomhero97
("First you want to kill me, now you want to kiss me. Blow!" - Ash)
To: MinorityRepublican
Erik Prince could end up being king of the UAE.
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posted on
05/15/2011 1:14:55 AM PDT
by
Brad from Tennessee
(A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
To: MinorityRepublican
Several hit pieces on the Columbians the past week or so. The Bammy administration must be gearing up to screw them over.
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posted on
05/15/2011 2:30:34 AM PDT
by
VeniVidiVici
(The last Democrat worth a damn was Stalin. He purged his whole Party.)
To: wastedyears
“Best part is, the US government cant touch his money anymore.”
WRONG on the money part, the IRS has jurisdiction even on Mars.
Two, the US will probably forget that they agreed to and supported this as soon as those people kill someone. I hope he has it all on tape.
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posted on
05/15/2011 3:46:07 AM PDT
by
mewykwistmas
(Lost your job as a birther under Obama? Become a 'deather'! Where's Bin Laden's death certificate?)
To: max americana
Good for him.
Is that why the NYT headline outs any ‘secret’ efforts led by him? I didn’t read much past the headline...
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posted on
05/15/2011 3:53:56 AM PDT
by
SueRae
(I can see November 2012 from my HOUSE!!!!!!!!)
To: max americana
Hating fags is part of being a "True American?"
I did not know that.
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posted on
05/15/2011 3:57:00 AM PDT
by
LanaTurnerOverdrive
("I've done a lot of things in my life that I'm not proud of. And the things I am proud of are disgus)
To: MinorityRepublican
Doing the jobs Americans won’t do?
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posted on
05/15/2011 3:58:34 AM PDT
by
TexasRedeye
(Eschew obfuscation)
To: max americana
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posted on
05/15/2011 4:31:12 AM PDT
by
Paradox
(Obama gets Trumped.)
To: MinorityRepublican
shades of Executive Outcome's
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posted on
05/15/2011 5:21:28 AM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: SuperLuminal
Many of the men are hired for their technical skills (geeks) rather than their fighting ability. Nevertheless, they must be taught firearms for their own safety & security.
Prince likely decided that avoiding the Obama/Holder “Justice” Department was the best course of action. I don't blame him.
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posted on
05/15/2011 5:42:09 AM PDT
by
Mister Da
(The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)
To: Mister Da
Erik Prince will never return to America.
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