Blackwater Mercenary Army
Finally a career path for Middle School bullies.
(And still too stupid to spell their new name right: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academi)
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"Blackwater: The Rise Of The World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army"
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One was convicted of murder and three of manslaughter in a massacre in Baghdad's Nisour Square. The conviction took seven years and was hampered by missteps by the government. Matt Apuzzo in The New York Times.
LINDA ROBINSON: Contractors are never going away. In 2011, contractors -- once rare on the battlefield -- constituted 50 percent of the total force in Afghanistan and Iraq. Their industry could become more transparent and accountable, but it can't be eliminated: "Paying for a soldier’s lifetime health care and retirement pension is far more costly than hiring contractors, even at fairly exorbitant rates." (Review of "The Invisible Soldiers" by Ann Hagerdorn. The Wall Street Journal.
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"Bush's Toxic Legacy In Iraq"
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Make no mistake. Bush-Cheney launched The Whimsy War on sheer trumpery and brazen fabrication.
Nevertheless, they will "walk" as surely as Bo Brownstein in the photograph above.
Nevertheless, they will "walk" as surely as Bo Brownstein in the photograph above.
Not only will they walk, they will be revered as praiseworthy public servants, who took extraordinary measures to "protect The Homeland."
Despite "Hair On Fire" Intelligence Briefings, Bush Ignored Intel Re Imminent Attack
In addition to the dead, millions of maimed Iraqis are hidden from view by Uncle Sam's obsessive focus on "body counts."
Also hidden from view are tens of thousands of maimed GIs.
All for nothing.
Less than nothing.
Burnt offerings on the altar of Bush-Cheney's ego.
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"For misleading the American people, and launching the most foolish war since Emperor Augustus in 9 B.C sent his legions into Germany and lost them, Bush deserves to be impeached and, once he has been removed from office, put on trial along with the rest of the president’s men. If convicted, they’ll have plenty of time to mull over their sins."
Israeli War Historian, Martin van Creveld, the only non-American on the U.S. Military Officer Corps' required reading list.
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