Blackwater: Bush’s Shadow Army


	Blackwater: Bush’s Shadow Army

rmowery

3-20-2007 10:34 AM

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blackwater, bush, government, mercenary

rmowery says:

Scary stuff.

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3-21-2007 5:07 PM

firstbiggestmost

Thanks for the info. Interesting clip.

3-22-2007 3:52 AM

ratilfar

Not the first time a dwindling Empire has relied on mercenaries. Probably won't be the last. Of course the privatization of the armed forces does nothing but quadruple the cost of military operations with no real benefits for anybody.

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