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ThinkFast: September 17, 2007

By Think Progress on Sep 17th, 2007 at 9:03 am

ThinkFast: September 17, 2007


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The Iraqi Interior Ministry is pulling the license of Blackwater USA, an American security firm, after the company was “allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of civilians during an attack on a U.S. State Department motorcade.” “We have canceled the license of Blackwater and prevented them from working all over Iraqi territory,” Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul-Karim Khalaf said.

Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell “heads to Capitol Hill this week” seeking to extend the government’s surveillance authority. “McConnell is scheduled to appear before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday and before the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday.”

While Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) predicts that a federal ban on job discrimination against GLBT workers “will win House approval in coming weeks,” he and other gay rights supporters are “less optimistic” about the Senate, “where they would need 60 votes” to overcome stall tactics from conservatives, such as a filibuster.

In a “bluntly worded” cable, Ambassador Ryan Crocker “said the admission of Iraqi refugees to the United States remains bogged down by ‘major bottlenecks’ resulting from security reviews.” “About 2 million Iraqis are displaced inside Iraq, and an estimated 2.2 million more have fled” to neighboring nations.

Joel A. Scanlon has been named director of strategic initiatives, taking over the ‘think tank’ within the White House long led by the departed Peter H. Wehner.” Scanlon “is a former research assistant to syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer.”

The UK Sunday Telegraph reports that the Pentagon is “taking steps to place America on the path to war with Iran,” developing a list of up to 2,000 bombing targets in that country.

Today in Iraq, “almost every archaeological site in southern Iraq is under the control of looters.” Many archaeological workers trained under Saddam Hussein are now “using their knowledge to join the looters in digging through the ancient cities.”

And finally: The newest tourist attraction in Minneapolis is the airport bathroom made famous by Sen. Larry Craig’s (R-ID) arrest. “People have been going inside, taking pictures of the stall, taking pictures outside the bathroom door — man, it’s been crazy,” said Royal Zino, who owns a shoeshine shop next to the bathroom.

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84 Responses to “ThinkFast: September 17, 2007”

  1. Fan_of_Man Says:

    blackwater UNDERMINES our military....


  2. TripMaster Monkey Says:

    “We have canceled the license of Blackwater and prevented them from working all over Iraqi territory,” Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul-Karim Khalaf said.

    Uh-oh...without the Blackwater mercs there, we'll have to make up the shortfall somehow...

    So much for 5,700 troops home by Christmas. Say hello to 18-month deployments.


  3. margaret Says:

    Does anyone think that Blackwater will actually leave?


  4. Fan_of_Man Says:

    #3 - they have the same odds of leaving as the iraqis have of creating a govt.


  5. bilbogaggins Says:

    We have canceled the license of Blackwater and prevented them from working all over Iraqi territory.

    Wow, Bush isn't going to like that. This may be what we need to get our soldiers home. Without Blackwater, Bush won't have the troops he needs to maintain the occupation.


  6. TripMaster Monkey Says:

    margaret sez:

    Does anyone think that Blackwater will actually leave?

    It's the perfect excuse to bring the mercs here, to patrol our streets, while more soldiers go to die in Iraq.

    The final transition to a police state will be so seamless that most people won't even notice.


  7. pete Says:

    How hard would it be for the principals of Blackwater to incorporate under another identity (ostensibly, an independent one) and re-enter Iraq with exactly the same personnel?

    Who's to say they haven't already done so?


  8. bilbogaggins Says:

    Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell “heads to Capitol Hill this week” seeking to extend the government’s surveillance authority.

    So what are the Democrats up to. I thought their first order of business after returning from vacation was to undo the damage they did by passing the NSA spying bill. Are they going to renig on that promise?


  9. bilbogaggins Says:

    "The UK Sunday Telegraph reports that the Pentagon is “taking steps to place America on the path to war with Iran,” developing a list of up to 2,000 bombing targets in that country."

    And he will do it too unless Congress steps up to the plate and expressly prohibits his ability to do so. Even scarier are the five nukes he "accidentally" moved to the air force base that is the staging base for flights to the middle east. Bush is on the verge of starting World War III and Congress sits idly by.


  10. Tobey Tall Says:

    troops will have to move to other duties ............protecting diplomats etc etc etc

    The end is near


  11. Tobey Tall Says:

    Lack of ID Data Impedes U.N. Sanctions Against Iran
    no body is buying the sanctions anymore

    Russia Set to Ship Nuclear Fuel to Iran

    DUBAI: After months of wrangling, Russia is set to ship nuclear fuel to Iran’s Bushehr facility, Iranian official media said.

    Iran state television quoted Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki as saying, “Nuclear fuel for this power plant, inspected and sealed by the International Atomic Energy Agency, is ready.” He added that cooperation between Russia and Iran for the Bushehr power plant is now “moving.”

    http://www.antiwar.com/regions/regions.php?c=Iran


  12. margaret Says:

    This is the most stressful presidential election season I can recall. With Bush determined to make his mark while he still can, and Democrats mostly trying to look tough on "security", I wonder if there's any stopping the expansion of this insane war into Iran.

    And now the neocons are apparently officially jumping on the Rudy bandwagon (I guess Fred isn't doing it for them) and one his campaign legal advisors looks like he's going to become the new AG.

    http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wn_report/2007/09/16/2007-09-16_neocon_hawks_go_allout_for_giuliani.html


  13. margaret Says:

    Tobey - how do you think Russia might react to U.S. strikes on Iran?


  14. missmolly Says:

    Does this mean Bush has to look up another mercenary firm in the Yellow Pages?


  15. tarazan Says:

    Now Blackwater will try now to push in advance for a new license in Iran or Syria.


  16. po Says:

    Krauthammer had a research assistant? He did research? Amazing.


  17. loretta Says:

    The government will just slip another contract to Halliburton so that the Blackwater enrichment operation can continue there.


  18. Peter C Says:

    "The Iraqi Interior Ministry is pulling the license of Blackwater USA,"

    Yes, but can they work as a sub-contractor? How about as a sub-sub-sub-sub contractor? How about if all they do is contract everything out to others (for a profit, of course)?


  19. Menehune Says:

    I see a name change in Blackwater's future -- and an all-new no-bid contract to the "all new" company.


  20. missmolly Says:

    Geez -- McConnell doesn't think he has enough surveillance authority even with the FISA expansion? He's pushing his luck if he thinks he's going to get more -- the Dems aren't trying to get out for vacation this time.


  21. Bobwurst Says:

    Expect Malaki to be found dead in the next week or so. He's messing with republican money now.


  22. elmo Says:

    Y'all Chickenhawks to Me - by Elmo (MP3)

    (If you have trouble with the link right click and "save target as")


  23. Briseadh na Faire Says:

    Unemployment office: Job skills?

    Merc: I kill people.

    Unemployment Office: Join the Army.

    Merc: Are you kidding? For what they pay?

    We're about to get an influx of several thousand highly trained, and unemployed mercenaries walking our streets.


  24. Tobey Tall Says:

    Iran's Ahmadinejad wants Bush debate, 'global referendum'

    TEHRAN (AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday proposed holding a public debate with his US counterpart George W. Bush at the United Nations this month and a "global referendum" to decide who was right.

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070916/wl_mideast_afp/iranusdiplomacyun

    BUSH WOULD BE A PROVEN LIAR


  25. Tobey Tall Says:

    Ahmadinejad confirmed in an interview with Iranian television he would be visiting Iran's arch enemy the United States for the third time to take part in the General Assembly next week.


  26. Tobey Tall Says:

    It is the death of history

    A special investigation by Robert Fisk: the near total destruction of Iraq's historic past – the very cradle of human civilisation – has emerged as one of the most shameful symbols of our disastrous occupation.

    http://www.independent.co.uk/


  27. Dumb_Fox Says:

    Joel Scanlon, eh?

    Any relation to Michael Scanlon perhaps, the DeLay-Abramoff go-between? Inquiring minds and all that...



  28. bilbogaggins Says:

    We’re about to get an influx of several thousand highly trained, and unemployed mercenaries walking our streets.
    Comment by Briseadh na Faire

    Several thousand? My bet is on more like 50-60 thousand. And the thought of these people walking our streets is truly terrifying.


  29. Punchy Says:

    Wow. that link to the Iran brew ha-ha is scary shit.


  30. missmolly Says:

    "While Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) predicts that a federal ban on job discrimination against GLBT workers “will win House approval in coming weeks,” he and other gay rights supporters are “less optimistic” about the Senate, “where they would need 60 votes” to overcome stall tactics from conservatives, such as a filibuster."

    I find it absolutely mind-boggling that a federal ban on job discrimination against GLBT workers is even necessary, but (sadly) it is. One would think that even considering a job applicant's sex life is absurd (unless, of course, sexual activity is part of the job being applied for).


  31. bilbogaggins Says:

    From Wikipedia re Blackwater:

    It is estimated by the Pentagon and company representatives that there are 20,000 to 30,000 armed security contractors working in Iraq, and some estimates are as much as 100,000, though no official figures exist.

    One has to wonder why "no official figures exist".


  32. Bienville Says:

    Adding more injury to injury to insult to injury to insult...

    IRS has bad news on Road Home
    Posted by David Hammer, staff writer September 16, 2007 8:48PM
    The Times-Picayune

    Now that the Road Home has paid out more than 50,000 grants, many of those recovering homeowners are encountering a new cruel reality: They may have to send up to 35 percent of the federal grant right back to Washington in the form of income taxes.

    http://blog.nola.com/times-picayune/2007/09/irs_has_bad_news_on_road_home.html


  33. razzle Says:

    McConnell's heading to Capitol Hill to pimp for Bush on the spying powers? Is this the same McConnell who admitted that he lied to Congress on this just last week? He has zippo credibility, if you ask me and his notions need to be totally rejected.


  34. toasterhead Says:

    Does anyone think that Blackwater will actually leave?

    Comment by margaret — September 17, 2007 @ 9:07 am

    Oh yes. They'll be gone in a heartbeat. As with most government contracts, I expect that all the current employees and management will be let go and immediately hired by a new startup corporation called "Not Blackwater" that will tahe over security responsibilities in Iraq.


  35. razzle Says:

    Bilbobaggins: Today the Democrats are simply "Republicans in disguise". They may turn out to be the real "shapeshifters" after all.

    Clean House in 08!


  36. razzle Says:

    Toasterhead: They're probably restructuring as we type. We know how this administration of "smoke & mirrors" works.


  37. troqua Says:

    'bout time for Congress to investigate Blackwater, isn't it?


  38. toasterhead Says:

    Toasterhead: They’re probably restructuring as we type. We know how this administration of “smoke & mirrors” works.

    Comment by razzle — September 17, 2007 @ 9:47 am

    Smoke and mirrors? They're beyond smoke and mirrors. They just keep telling the audience that there never was a rabbit in the first place until 27% of the audience believes it.


  39. bilbogaggins Says:

    Barak Obama signaled Sunday he would only support a future Iraq funding measure if it included a deadline.

    “We are going to bring an end to this war and I will fight hard in the United States Senate to make sure we don’t pass any funding bill that does not have a deadline,” Obama told the crowd.

    By making the statement, Obama joined only Dodd, who has been critical of Clinton and Obama for their resistance to tying war appropriations to a schedule.

    http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070916/NEWS/70916011/1001/COMM01

    Go Obama. Thanks for having the courage to stand up to Bully Boy Bush. Now, where is Hillary?


  40. Mighty Cross Says:

    Love that Blackwater, I even bought one of their shirts online.

    Now if only I could afford one of their shooter courses, like advanced tac handgun; any of you libs willing to donate to me via paypal?


  41. Tobey Tall Says:

    OH well thats 40 cents in every dollar for the war saved in Blackwater fees

    its good to see Maliki stand up as Bush sinks down he must be surrounded by advisors all pulling their hair out , and I feel great


  42. Mighty Cross Says:

    Barak Obama signaled Sunday he would only support a future Iraq funding measure if it included a deadline.

    Barack wont be so ardent for timetables when he seeks funding for his Pakistan war, we know that much. I look forward to having a dem in the WH again so we can have more 'good' wars.


  43. missmolly Says:

    I can't believe that people would actually be fascinated by a men's restroom, but since they are, I imagine some promoter will organize a tour of Republican sex restroom stalls -- Larry Craig's in Minneapolis, Bob Allen's in central Florida, etc. Look for it soon on Travelocity.com under "vacation packages"...


  44. missmolly Says:

    I expect that all the current employees and management will be let go and immediately hired by a new startup corporation called “Not Blackwater” that will tahe over security responsibilities in Iraq.

    Comment by toasterhead — September 17, 2007 @ 9:45 am

    You nailed it -- that's exactly what will happen. The only reason Blackwater is out is because many people have a "thing" about fatal shootings of innocent civilians. However, our leaders don't have such qualms, so there will only be a name-shifting for the benefit of the press.


  45. jb Says:

    “We have canceled the license of Blackwater and prevented them from working all over Iraqi territory,” Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul-Karim Khalaf said.
    We don't want them here in USA either.


  46. Raven Says:

    a new startup corporation called “Not Blackwater” that will tahe over security responsibilities in Iraq.

    Comment by toasterhead

    How about Whitewater?


  47. squegeeboo Says:

    the admission of Iraqi refugees to the United States remains bogged down by ‘major bottlenecks’ resulting from security reviews

    We can't even issue passports with out creating a bottle neck, why would something that requires even more paperwork and over site go any smoother.


  48. Mighty Cross Says:

    I suppose Travelocity will will also offer the democrats their chance at vacation fun, including the 'McGreevy Truckstop Tour' and a 'Barney Frank Weekender' package (male escorts provided at no charge).


  49. Tobey Tall Says:

    UN nuclear boss warns warmongers over Iran

    The head of the UN's nuclear agency today warned against increasing "hype" towards war with Iran, saying countries should heed the lessons of the build-up to the Iraq conflict.
    The strongly worded comments by Mohamed ElBaradei, who leads the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), follow a warning by the French foreign minister that the world should brace itself for a possible war with Iran

    http://www.guardian.co.uk


  50. Raven Says:

    caption:

    Opening Day of Hunting Season in North Carolina


  51. tarazan Says:

    Iraqi interior ministry spokesman Abrul Karim:".....And we prevented them from working all over Iraqi territories.."

    But does the Iraqi government control its own territories..?!!


  52. toasterhead Says:

    Barack wont be so ardent for timetables when he seeks funding for his Pakistan war, we know that much. I look forward to having a dem in the WH again so we can have more ‘good’ wars.

    Comment by Mighty Cross — September 17, 2007 @ 10:00 am

    There are no good wars. The difference is between wars of necessity and wars just for the hell of it. It seems you're having trouble distinguishing the two. It's okay - so do most people in this administration.


  53. Mighty Cross Says:

    How about Whitewater?

    hehehehehe


  54. Mighty Cross Says:

    The difference is between wars of necessity and wars just for the hell of it. It seems you’re having trouble distinguishing the two.

    There also seems to be a difference between wars under a Repub POTUS and wars under a dem POTUS, unless you believe that Pakistan had something to do with 911.

    Its understandable that you wouldnt take Obama to task for threatening to invade a sovereign nation, he is a democrat and therefore can be forgiven for such warmongering.


  55. Marie Says:

    This is Constitution Day - it is 120 years old.
    Maybe someone should remind the White House occupant that he was sworn to uphold it, not destroy it.


  56. Tobey Tall Says:

    here the catch

    Democrats wanted all combat troops to leave Iraq and leave behind Blackwater to protect american Oil interests ...... NOW that Blackwaters going will the democrats still want troops withdrawals ??????


  57. Marie Says:

    I just learned that Keith Olbermann had an appendectomy. I will miss him while he recuperates.


  58. Tobey Tall Says:

    The next move by Bush

    All the Blackwater contractors can enlist in the Army and then Bush has more troops BUT will the Blackwater mercenaries work for peanutz


  59. gummitch Says:

    We’re about to get an influx of several thousand highly trained, and unemployed mercenaries walking our streets.
    Comment by Briseadh na Faire

    Several thousand? My bet is on more like 50-60 thousand. And the thought of these people walking our streets is truly terrifying.

    Comment by bilbogaggins — September 17, 2007 @ 9:40 am

    You think they'll bring them here? Because this administration has no other location it could use 50-60,000 troops that are not officially US Military? Really?


  60. Tobey Tall Says:

    looks like unmeployment will reach records levels this month

    never mind they can enlist in the army and go back


  61. Marie Says:

    Blackwater has had its contract cancelled by the Iraqi government.


  62. Jay Randal Says:

    Sen. Clinton Versus Rudy Giuliani?
    17th of September 2007
    by Jay Randal

    The corporate media/press are doing false push-polls to promote the presidential matchup of Hillary versus Rudy, therefore to manipulate the election process for both political parties, thus corporate owned President.

    Both of them would do the bidding of Wall Street, so it would not matter which of them won, plus neither of them would allow Americans to receive "single-payer" healthcare system & would allow NAFTA to continue.

    Both of them would not totally end the occupation of Iraq, instead Hillary wants to pull out combat troops and keep remaining soldiers at secured base complexes, while Rudy wants to reduce daily fatalities of soldiers.

    Neither of them would rock the boat on any issue the corporate elite cherish, plus they both back Israel on clobbering Iran and backing whatever the "Military Industrial Complex" CEOs desire, so both war-hawks.

    American voters would be wise to reject both of them, instead choosing someone for President who has vision for profound change: Edwards or Kucinich or Obama.

    (Jay Randal, political activist and writer in Georgia, USA.)


  63. toasterhead Says:

    Its understandable that you wouldnt take Obama to task for threatening to invade a sovereign nation, he is a democrat and therefore can be forgiven for such warmongering.

    Comment by Mighty Cross — September 17, 2007 @ 10:20 am

    I can't take him to task for something he never said. I can however, take conservatrolls to task for continually pushing the "Obama/Pakistan" lie.


  64. Pete Bogs Says:

    bwahahaha Blackwater!

    "Oh Blackwater, keep on rolling..."


  65. Sharon Says:

    I wonder where mcdeath cheney will put his secret army next....No need to look for the number's of how many there are, no doubt those figures and the billion's to fund his prvate army was shredded a few month's ago in Wyoming...I am sure if there is a flood or some other disaster the real president will march out a few to keep the natives from riot's.....Blessings


  66. katy Says:

    speaking of craig... has anyone heard, or noted, that the ACLU has
    taken up his case? ... after all the times this guy has tried to make laws against the ACLU, they are still willing to stand up for HIS civil rights...
    ...

    by the way, did limpballs ever thank them?
    i've never heard...
    .


  67. VerbalKint Says:

    Blackwater isn't going anywhere. They are Bush administration cronies. They operate outside of any legal framework whatsoever. The Bush administration will continue to pay them mercenary wages to shoot civilians in Iraq, and the non-functioning government of Iraq won't be able to do anything about it.


  68. Jay Randal Says:

    Blackwater mercenary corporation is in bed with the Bush Regime, plus Bush intended to hire more of them to replace any regular soldiers that come back to the US next year, so Maliki canceling their contract throws a monkey wrench into Dubya's sinister plans.

    PM Maliki will be forced to rescind his decision canceling Blackwater's license, or his government might be overthrown in CIA backed coup.


  69. Krazny Says:

    I am thinking the decision to revoke Blackwater's license will be overturned pretty quickly.


  70. katy Says:

    How about Whitewater?
    Comment by Raven — September 17, 2007 @ 10:08 am

    ooooh... THAT might just get an investigation...
    ...


  71. Tobey Tall Says:

    Maliki sides with Iran - you dont shit on your own doorstep,

    The problem is another democratic vote in Iraq will NOT be in Americas favour

    and a CIA backed coup brings this problem

    The US administration recognized that a US-led military coup d’etat would not result in any laws being recognized as legitimate by the international community if parliament were to be dissolved. They therefore moved to a new policy, which involved direct interference with the political process in Iraq through their more reliable allies to reorganize the political alliance on which the government relied in order to achieve their goals. They finally succeeded in achieving the establishment of such a front, which was called the “The front of the moderates” on August 15, between the two main Kurdish parties (KDP and PUK), two of the Shiite parties (the SCIRI and Al-Dawa party — the Al-Maliki wing is called the “External organization”), with negotiations still ongoing to persuade the Islamic Party/Accord front — the main Sunni party — to join this new alliance.

    The US administration made it clear that the new Iraqi government has important targets to accomplish, and they listed the oil law as the first priority and the re-Baathification law as a second main concern.


  72. Jinchi Says:

    Owning a shoeshine shop next to Larry Craig's notorious bathroom. That has to be a fun job these days.


  73. flash Says:

    Is anyone more corrupt than George Bush's family?

    Why Is Bush's Kid Brother Neil Getting Federal Funding?
    By Liliana Segura
    Alternet
    Thursday 13 September 2007
    http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/091407H.shtml
    "So here's a tidy little racket: After being installed president thanks to a voting fracas in a state conveniently governed by your brother, cook up a national educational curriculum and place at its center the standardized test. Give the curriculum a name with a wink and a nudge, like, oh, "No Child Left Behind." Then, funnel taxpayer money to equipping schools with a gimmicky learning device focused on standardized tests and sold by your other brother, the sadly anonymous one, whose only (fading) claim to fame is a role in the Savings and Loan scandal of the late 80s.
    "Despite having no experience in education, Neil Bush is the founder of a Texas-based company called Ignite! Learning, which, since 1999 has peddled strange little devices called "Curriculums on Wheels" (COWs) to schools state and nationwide.
    "Recently, a three-month investigation by the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) revealed that schools are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars, including No Child Left Behind funds, on Neil Bush's COWs. "It is astonishing that taxpayer dollars are being spent on unproven educational products to the financial benefit of the president's brother," CREW's executive director, Melanie Sloan, said in a press release.
    "Not sure how astonishing it is, really. And although I guess I'm with her when she says that the Education Department's Inspector General "should investigate whether children's educations are being sacrificed so that Neil Bush can rake in federal funds," considering that Neil Bush was also on the receiving end a couple years back of cash donated by his mother, Barbara, to a Hurricane Katrina relief fund co-operated by his father, George H.W. - cash specifically earmarked for purchase of his COWs for storm ravaged schools - I'm gonna go ahead and say the answer is yes."


  74. Tobey Tall Says:

    Underscoring the seriousness of the matter, the State Department said Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice planned to call Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to express regret and assure him that the U.S. has launched an investigation into the matter to ensure nothing like it happens again.

    GROVEL GROVEL GROVEL


  75. Ken Says:

    I wonder how long it will take for the Iraq government to find out that Bush signed Special Order 17 several years ago exempting Blackwater from any Iraqi authority.They have no control over this company and it, or its personnel, cannot be prosecuted under Iraqi laws for anything. Neat,huh?


  76. katy Says:

    thanks flash!
    but what is the question?
    ...


  77. Marie Says:

    FYI -Ken Starr is an attorney for Blackwater.


  78. flash Says:

    "should (the Education Department's Inspector General) investigate whether children's educations are being sacrificed so that Neil Bush can rake in federal funds?"


  79. katy Says:

    flash - yes! of course ...
    ...

    the absolute worst was babs' post katrina "donation"...
    dispicable...


  80. katy Says:

    marie - listening to randi? me too...

    do you remember last week she mentioned that
    the bases in iraq were placed at oil reserve locations
    marked on cheney's maps? ...
    i heard it, but i didn't hear her reference the source...
    that's unusual for randi... wondered if you had an idea...
    ...


  81. big papa Says:

    Wait'll those mercenary murderers start pa'trolling' the streets of AmeriKKKa...

    ...looking for antiwar Liberal Progressives...

    ...will YOU be ready to defend YOURSELVES?

    ...think it won't/can't happen here?

    ...think 2000 election recount in FLA!


  82. blackwater sucks Says:

    blackwater is nothing but fascist mercenary scum !!!!

    those mecenary filth at blackwater are nothing but evil scum !!!

    and the usa sucks in the first place for allowing them to operate from usa soil !!!

    the amerikan sheeple taxpayers should revolt against using usa taxpayer dollars to pay off those fascist evil filthy scum mercenaries !!!!!!!!


  83. mercenaries suck Says:

    blackwater = PsychoPathic Murderers and Evil Filthy Fascist Scum



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