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	<title>Comments on: Blackwater USA: Turning The All-Volunteer Army Into An &#8216;Army For Hire&#8217;</title>
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		<title>By: Drax</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/30/blackwater-army/comment-page-3/#comment-1736809</link>
		<dc:creator>Drax</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>How Do I contact Blackwater to join?</description>
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		<title>By: NJ Backwoods</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/30/blackwater-army/comment-page-3/#comment-1517133</link>
		<dc:creator>NJ Backwoods</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Good luck and be safe to ALL Blackwater!!!!!!!!!!</description>
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		<title>By: shaun mcmahon</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/30/blackwater-army/comment-page-3/#comment-1317515</link>
		<dc:creator>shaun mcmahon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2006 18:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Everyone should read Gerry spences&#039; book &quot;from freedom to slavery.&quot;
this is corporate America at its best.
wheres the accountability?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Everyone should read Gerry spences&#8217; book &#8220;from freedom to slavery.&#8221;<br />
this is corporate America at its best.<br />
wheres the accountability?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1317515', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Jarrett Freeman</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/30/blackwater-army/comment-page-3/#comment-1235750</link>
		<dc:creator>Jarrett Freeman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>For 1 I&#039;m tired of every1 getting all sorts of butthurt because military personnel want a little more money for the jobs they do. I&#039;m active duty military getting ready to get out, I have Military Police training, S.R.T. training, and infantry training. Where can I use that? on a small town swat team that I have to be a beat cop for two years just to test for? I don&#039;t think so. If these guys will give me a chance I&#039;ll work for them, and I&#039;ll continue to fight for my country. How many of you pricks have whatched your friends die and then come back to the states to see that cnn only sees what we do wrong. Pay back is comin ladies, and mothers of america and all you hippy freaks will soon reap what you sew when these guns for hire are the only ones here to protect you when we&#039;re all off fighting wars. We&#039;re grown ass men we can do good and damn well what we please. and get paid to do it. Walk in our shoes and get paid the crap that we do and put up with the shit that we do from day 2 day. then tell us that we are wrong for seeking higher pay. 
If you can&#039;t stand behind your troops then feel free to stand in front of them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For 1 I&#8217;m tired of every1 getting all sorts of butthurt because military personnel want a little more money for the jobs they do. I&#8217;m active duty military getting ready to get out, I have Military Police training, S.R.T. training, and infantry training. Where can I use that? on a small town swat team that I have to be a beat cop for two years just to test for? I don&#8217;t think so. If these guys will give me a chance I&#8217;ll work for them, and I&#8217;ll continue to fight for my country. How many of you pricks have whatched your friends die and then come back to the states to see that cnn only sees what we do wrong. Pay back is comin ladies, and mothers of america and all you hippy freaks will soon reap what you sew when these guns for hire are the only ones here to protect you when we&#8217;re all off fighting wars. We&#8217;re grown ass men we can do good and damn well what we please. and get paid to do it. Walk in our shoes and get paid the crap that we do and put up with the shit that we do from day 2 day. then tell us that we are wrong for seeking higher pay.<br />
If you can&#8217;t stand behind your troops then feel free to stand in front of them.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1235750', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Albert</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/30/blackwater-army/comment-page-3/#comment-1202023</link>
		<dc:creator>Albert</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2006 06:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You guys seriously dont know what these men do. They are hired for a reason. These men augment the military and do immoral things that can burden them psychologically for the rest of their lives. Thats why the wages are so high. If it keeps terrorism at bay, Im losing no sleep over it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You guys seriously dont know what these men do. They are hired for a reason. These men augment the military and do immoral things that can burden them psychologically for the rest of their lives. Thats why the wages are so high. If it keeps terrorism at bay, Im losing no sleep over it.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1202023', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: AUDITOC FINANCE &#38; INVESTMENT LTD</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/30/blackwater-army/comment-page-3/#comment-1072867</link>
		<dc:creator>AUDITOC FINANCE &#38; INVESTMENT LTD</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2006 09:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>AUDITOC FINANCE &amp; INVESTMENT LTD<br />
                                     (a Subsidiary of, K WELL GROUP)<br />
                                                FAX; +44-703-1916463.<br />
                                                AND OUR USA<br />
                                                FAX: 1-206-984-3891</p>
<p>DEAR SIR/MADAM</p>
<p>This is to enable applicants enjoy our professional services and advise in HIGH YIELD PROGRAMME (H.Y.P.), PERSONAL INVESTMENT PLAN (PIP) programme e.t.c. </p>
<p>If you are interested in our financial services, we will, as a matter of fact, give you excellent services and back-up professional advise  to enable you achieve your desired goal.  WE ALSO ACT AS FIDUCIARY COMPANY BETWEEN ALLUVIAL GOLD SELLERS AND BUYERS OF SUCH MINERALS PRODUCTS, INCLUDING HEAVY DUTY MACHINES.   We can also finance you in any of this product via free-shipment to your destination Port. </p>
<p>INTRDUCTIONS:</p>
<p>We are basically accredited agent/consultant to owners of prime bank instruments in Europe, who are willing to sell/lease these instruments as a collateral to interested applicants who has some projects to carry-out, but lack the financial power to accomplish it.  As a consultant firm, we sametime, do give guidelines to our clients on how to secure these instruments at all time.  We do get our clients connected to first class bank within the EU, such as CREDIT SUSSIE, UBS.ZURICH, BARCLAYS BANK PLC. e.tc.</p>
<p>In that capacity, we sell or lease these instruments to applicants, such as Bank Guarantee (BG), Certificate of Deposit (CD), Irrevocable Transfer Receipt (ITR) and Seasoned MTN, of various denominations of 1Million USD, 5Million USD, 10M USD 20M USD,50M USD upto 500M, across the globe.  These are collaterals/back-up instruments to clients/applicants who may want to take large credit from her bank to finance uncompleted projects.</p>
<p>We have the capacity and experience to help you multiply your investment within a given period of time.</p>
<p>We are ready to satisfy the need of any applicant at all level, and furnish them with our specimen Letter of Intent (LOI)/Sign-up form, which would assist them apply for any of the portfolio/investment programs.  Our instruments are valid for 1year &amp; 1day.</p>
<p>We allow our clients the opportunity/access to banking instruments in the form of buying/leasing for the purpose of using it as a collateral to raise adequate finance, from the bank to complete their project and pay-up accrued bills.  Note that, all components are riskfree.</p>
<p>Since our main objective is to give accurate financial/investment advise to our clients, we therefore, believed that the prosperity of our clients who adhere to our basic advise, is also to our glory and fame. We do not only discuss wealth, but create wealth also.</p>
<p>MR. CHARLES FABIAN  (FINANCIAL CONSULTANT) MD/CEO.<br />
AUDITOC FINANCE &amp; INVESTMENT LTD. (a Subsidiary of, K WELL GROUP). FAX; +44-703-1916463. AND OUR USA  FAX: 1-206-984-3891<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1072867', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: JMO</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/30/blackwater-army/comment-page-3/#comment-1061888</link>
		<dc:creator>JMO</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2006 04:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You are very excited and thats good for kids. But you know nothing. Stop following the herd and thinking by TV commercials. If you had any ovaries you&#039;d be in Iraq as a weponless medic- you could still be non combative, but trully fight WAR as it happens. BTW- military fems and mens arent political. The only differance between Dems and Repubs is how to pay for stuff. If they have souls.

Slogans, name calling and polularity contests based on herd mentality were shitty in the 6th grade, but some haven&#039;t bothered to grow. You would have been great Nazi&#039;s- Thats what you are, have a rally call more names dehumanize others- promote your hate over the shariring of learing. 

Stalin would have loved you. Don&#039;t you know that your kind of red left, on the political circle, swings around to perverted right and becomes totalitariqanism? Ask cambodia or East Germany. 

you have never been anywhere, done nothing, you know nothing. You are not valid- Come back when you&#039;ve raised a woman from pink snow pea to teen ager, when you&#039;ve fought from cold war to the friggin urinal last night- the line was so long. 

You can have opinions- but why so loud? Why not put &quot;seems? in a sentence, or what do ya&#039;ll think, best- go where others, not fevered idiots, could be differnent in thier thinking, and ask &quot;with respect- why are you so wrong?&quot; laugh, buy a beer and listen. 

It also gets you laid in forgien countries, do you know what laid with a woman is?puberty is past right- i&#039;m hoping , we can&#039;t tell by your thinking.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You are very excited and thats good for kids. But you know nothing. Stop following the herd and thinking by TV commercials. If you had any ovaries you&#8217;d be in Iraq as a weponless medic- you could still be non combative, but trully fight WAR as it happens. BTW- military fems and mens arent political. The only differance between Dems and Repubs is how to pay for stuff. If they have souls.</p>
<p>Slogans, name calling and polularity contests based on herd mentality were shitty in the 6th grade, but some haven&#8217;t bothered to grow. You would have been great Nazi&#8217;s- Thats what you are, have a rally call more names dehumanize others- promote your hate over the shariring of learing. </p>
<p>Stalin would have loved you. Don&#8217;t you know that your kind of red left, on the political circle, swings around to perverted right and becomes totalitariqanism? Ask cambodia or East Germany. </p>
<p>you have never been anywhere, done nothing, you know nothing. You are not valid- Come back when you&#8217;ve raised a woman from pink snow pea to teen ager, when you&#8217;ve fought from cold war to the friggin urinal last night- the line was so long. </p>
<p>You can have opinions- but why so loud? Why not put &#8220;seems? in a sentence, or what do ya&#8217;ll think, best- go where others, not fevered idiots, could be differnent in thier thinking, and ask &#8220;with respect- why are you so wrong?&#8221; laugh, buy a beer and listen. </p>
<p>It also gets you laid in forgien countries, do you know what laid with a woman is?puberty is past right- i&#8217;m hoping , we can&#8217;t tell by your thinking.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1061888', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: ikechukwu ezima</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/30/blackwater-army/comment-page-3/#comment-804508</link>
		<dc:creator>ikechukwu ezima</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2006 17:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i will be waiting for your appointment letter vary soon.
send it to my address below:
22 oremeji street, off ilaje road, bariga, lagos state, nigeria.
thanks for your co-operation.
yours sincerely
ikechukwu ezima.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i will be waiting for your appointment letter vary soon.<br />
send it to my address below:<br />
22 oremeji street, off ilaje road, bariga, lagos state, nigeria.<br />
thanks for your co-operation.<br />
yours sincerely<br />
ikechukwu ezima.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=804508', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: unashamed</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/30/blackwater-army/comment-page-3/#comment-662839</link>
		<dc:creator>unashamed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2006 14:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Your average Independent Security Contractor (IC) is your neighbor. He lives a modest life, is married, has two kids and pays his (or her) taxes. They are almost exclusively prior military and have served their country with honor (they did their time). They enter a world with a specific skill set which does&#039;nt have much application in the real world. Organizations like Blackwater, DynCorp, Tripple Canopy etc provide this person with a means to utilize that skill set in a real world scenario. Wether it be PSD (Private security detail) in Iraq or crime supression and restoration of order in a storm ravaged US city, these people are again provided the catalyst to honorably serve their country. Please do not dishonor this person under the title of (Mercenary), it is not considered flattering or cool, it is not appreciated. Some of the finest men and women I have ever had the honor of knowing I have encountered as a an IC. They are a proud and honorable bunch, they are patriots and good Americans. Give them a chance and they&#039;ll make you proud. I guarantee it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your average Independent Security Contractor (IC) is your neighbor. He lives a modest life, is married, has two kids and pays his (or her) taxes. They are almost exclusively prior military and have served their country with honor (they did their time). They enter a world with a specific skill set which does&#8217;nt have much application in the real world. Organizations like Blackwater, DynCorp, Tripple Canopy etc provide this person with a means to utilize that skill set in a real world scenario. Wether it be PSD (Private security detail) in Iraq or crime supression and restoration of order in a storm ravaged US city, these people are again provided the catalyst to honorably serve their country. Please do not dishonor this person under the title of (Mercenary), it is not considered flattering or cool, it is not appreciated. Some of the finest men and women I have ever had the honor of knowing I have encountered as a an IC. They are a proud and honorable bunch, they are patriots and good Americans. Give them a chance and they&#8217;ll make you proud. I guarantee it.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=662839', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: bill</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/30/blackwater-army/comment-page-3/#comment-660766</link>
		<dc:creator>bill</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2006 17:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Military contractors/Mercenaries are admirable individuals to say the least. The profession goes back to ancient times, its nothing new. The Flying Tigers, The British East-India Co., Lafayette Escadrille, Foreign Legion and in fact the Roman Legions are to name but a few. All you miserable malcontents who do nothing but whine and complain about &quot;the system&quot;, the Gov., war, etc. should really just shut-up, wise up and these men do their jobs. Perhaps you&#039;d prefer to let &quot;insurgents&quot; win. If we didn&#039;t have persons on the ground over there, the ones we&#039;re fighting would be here causing problems.  Think about that the next time you&#039;re sitting outside your favorite Starbucks and having to worry about the minivan parked in front of being rigged w/ explosives intended to kill you and all those around you. Wise the hell up and look at the big picture.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Military contractors/Mercenaries are admirable individuals to say the least. The profession goes back to ancient times, its nothing new. The Flying Tigers, The British East-India Co., Lafayette Escadrille, Foreign Legion and in fact the Roman Legions are to name but a few. All you miserable malcontents who do nothing but whine and complain about &#8220;the system&#8221;, the Gov., war, etc. should really just shut-up, wise up and these men do their jobs. Perhaps you&#8217;d prefer to let &#8220;insurgents&#8221; win. If we didn&#8217;t have persons on the ground over there, the ones we&#8217;re fighting would be here causing problems.  Think about that the next time you&#8217;re sitting outside your favorite Starbucks and having to worry about the minivan parked in front of being rigged w/ explosives intended to kill you and all those around you. Wise the hell up and look at the big picture.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=660766', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: black flag</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/30/blackwater-army/comment-page-3/#comment-652885</link>
		<dc:creator>black flag</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2006 18:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As a former enlisted member of the military I know about the crappy pay scale , and it is hard to blame these guys for actually making a profit as they market their skills. However, private armies for hire are a very scary proposition. We as Americans, at least in theory, have some say, however small, in how our military is used. It would seem that in the case of these private armies, the highest bidder could use  these armies as he would see fit. As large corporations rake in obscene amounts of capital this is a scary proposition indeed.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a former enlisted member of the military I know about the crappy pay scale , and it is hard to blame these guys for actually making a profit as they market their skills. However, private armies for hire are a very scary proposition. We as Americans, at least in theory, have some say, however small, in how our military is used. It would seem that in the case of these private armies, the highest bidder could use  these armies as he would see fit. As large corporations rake in obscene amounts of capital this is a scary proposition indeed.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=652885', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: black flag</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/30/blackwater-army/comment-page-3/#comment-652884</link>
		<dc:creator>black flag</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2006 18:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As a former enlisted member of the military I know about the crappy pay scale , and it is hard to blame these guys for actually making a profit as they market their skills. However, private armies for hire are a very scary proposition. We as Americans, at least in theory, have some say, however small, in how our military is used. It would seem that in the case of these private armies, the highest bidder could use  these armies as he would see fit. As large corporations rake in oscene amounts of capital this is a scary proposition indeed.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a former enlisted member of the military I know about the crappy pay scale , and it is hard to blame these guys for actually making a profit as they market their skills. However, private armies for hire are a very scary proposition. We as Americans, at least in theory, have some say, however small, in how our military is used. It would seem that in the case of these private armies, the highest bidder could use  these armies as he would see fit. As large corporations rake in oscene amounts of capital this is a scary proposition indeed.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=652884', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Ben</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/30/blackwater-army/comment-page-3/#comment-596977</link>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2006 03:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>blackwater i give u two thumbs up kill them all</description>
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		<title>By: Ben</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/30/blackwater-army/comment-page-3/#comment-596976</link>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2006 03:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>blackwater i give u two thumbs up kill them all</description>
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		<title>By: John</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/30/blackwater-army/comment-page-3/#comment-578418</link>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 May 2006 05:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Exactly, thats why I live in Slovakia ! Theres no immigrant situation and the hot chicks put out !</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Exactly, thats why I live in Slovakia ! Theres no immigrant situation and the hot chicks put out !<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=578418', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: donkey dew</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/30/blackwater-army/comment-page-3/#comment-572344</link>
		<dc:creator>donkey dew</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2006 23:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey,Here&#039;s an idea.Build a wall&quot;to keep illegal immigrants out&quot;, get KBR a Halliburton subsidiary to build &quot;faciilities for detention in case of a large immigrant influx OR the IMPLIMENTATION OF NEW PROGRAMS&quot;,hire  mercinary thugs to do our dirty work and then cry TERRORIST THREAT, MARTIAL LAW and we could make all those pesky illegal immigrants, dissidents and reporters go away and tell everyone else if they believe that they are anti American an PARANOID&gt;&gt;&gt;What ya say Mr Cheney</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey,Here&#8217;s an idea.Build a wall&#8221;to keep illegal immigrants out&#8221;, get KBR a Halliburton subsidiary to build &#8220;faciilities for detention in case of a large immigrant influx OR the IMPLIMENTATION OF NEW PROGRAMS&#8221;,hire  mercinary thugs to do our dirty work and then cry TERRORIST THREAT, MARTIAL LAW and we could make all those pesky illegal immigrants, dissidents and reporters go away and tell everyone else if they believe that they are anti American an PARANOID&gt;&gt;&gt;What ya say Mr Cheney<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=572344', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Reconjack</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/30/blackwater-army/comment-page-3/#comment-560057</link>
		<dc:creator>Reconjack</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2006 08:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is the beginning of the American foreign legion. A multinational army based in America and able to support America&#039;s &lt;em&gt;interests&lt;/em&gt; abroad while also being able to operate independantly. The French have been doing this for a hundred years. Why the big stink? They make more than troops because their job is more technically advanced. Not better, per say, just different. I dont know a single operator that makes more than 500 a day. But dont get in a hissie about that either... we are classified as &quot;Independent Contractors&quot; so we still have to pay taxes on that 500. It adds up. Most operators understand that it is the American soldier, sailor, Marine and airman that does all the hard work. We also know that we were there too! So, everybody, just relax a bit. At least if the legion is sent in and a few of us die, you dont have to worry too much. We are all grown men who know what we are getting ourselves into. Nuff said.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is the beginning of the American foreign legion. A multinational army based in America and able to support America&#8217;s <em>interests</em> abroad while also being able to operate independantly. The French have been doing this for a hundred years. Why the big stink? They make more than troops because their job is more technically advanced. Not better, per say, just different. I dont know a single operator that makes more than 500 a day. But dont get in a hissie about that either&#8230; we are classified as &#8220;Independent Contractors&#8221; so we still have to pay taxes on that 500. It adds up. Most operators understand that it is the American soldier, sailor, Marine and airman that does all the hard work. We also know that we were there too! So, everybody, just relax a bit. At least if the legion is sent in and a few of us die, you dont have to worry too much. We are all grown men who know what we are getting ourselves into. Nuff said.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=560057', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Great Scot</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/30/blackwater-army/comment-page-3/#comment-558212</link>
		<dc:creator>Great Scot</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2006 23:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Don&#039;t panic.  The sky is not falling.  Private companies usually operate a lot more efficiently than government agencies.  I would bet the taxpayer is getting a bargain by hiring these guys, even at $1,000 per day.  The reporting on this site is very one-sided (has anyone noticed?).   Journalists used to get scolded by editors if they came in with only one side of the story.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Don&#8217;t panic.  The sky is not falling.  Private companies usually operate a lot more efficiently than government agencies.  I would bet the taxpayer is getting a bargain by hiring these guys, even at $1,000 per day.  The reporting on this site is very one-sided (has anyone noticed?).   Journalists used to get scolded by editors if they came in with only one side of the story.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=558212', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: John</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/30/blackwater-army/comment-page-3/#comment-534854</link>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2006 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Americas solution to the Geneva Convention !  Dyncorp Rules !!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Americas solution to the Geneva Convention !  Dyncorp Rules !!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=534854', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: John</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/30/blackwater-army/comment-page-3/#comment-534848</link>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2006 11:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Americas solution to the Geneva Convention !</description>
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