Maybe not "Blackwater Co." ... but definitely a model for the rigging crew.

I have spoken briefly, written little, but non-the-less would claim to know a thing or two about what is being raised here.

In short, I would like to encourage researchers and analysts to study first the anthropological origins and NATURAL mind (though arguable wisdom) of the soldier-of-fortune, mercenary, or cheep jingo-fied Patriot. He, or sometimes she, can be found or made wherever humans breed. Trigger pullers combined with excitement thrill seekers, is not that hard to find nor for YOURSELF to become almost addicted to. Think of it like heroin... it'll make a lot more sense.

The vastly more repugnant part, is the role and profit margin of, the pusher, the apologist, or the law abuser.

If you're going to have a little talk with your good congressman... you'll need to remind him or her... that if they keep this shit up by failing to bring a lawful end to it... an army of unpaid, unarmored, unlawful mobs will eventually spring forth naturally for human survival.... and possible string up Dear Congresspersons from lamp posts down Constitution Avenue... and Independence too if need be.

In Portland, we are very concerned who the players are going to be next week during the two (or more) terror drills DHS is conducting. I posted in Indymedia some local commentary about our concern, along with a great piece by Raimondo at Antiwar.com. Many questions still unanswered and misinfo and disinfo should be on the rise. Have read that SAIC will be doing their thing, but nothing yet on Blackwater.

S
------------------

Blackwater havoc, from Iraq to New Orleans to Portland??

author: Justin Raimondo, posted by Styve

Portland needs full assurance from local and State politicians that Blackwater, or another "security" contractor, is not scheduled to be in Portland during the Top Off / Vigilant Shield terror drill. That company is a destructive force the Neocons and Far Right are relying on to orchestrate the level of chaos that can thwart effective, practical response to repression, violence, and subterfuge.

Please read the article below, taken from today's antiwar.com front page, and think how screwed Portland would be if these lunatics just happened to have been hired for augmented security purposes, during the "largest-ever terrorism drill/exercise". Per reports from the drill press conference the other day, Michael Chertoff is supposed to be in town for the exercise in terror?! Given that he probably perceives US citizens to be the enemy, perhaps he'll have a Blackwater contingent for his security...

There is no justification for having this terror exercise (see Lie post below, http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2007/10/366285.shtml)~~
...the war on terror is an utter manipulation or psy-op intended to override civil liberties,
...DHS is a completely compromised arm of the Bush Regime,
...Blackwater is only inciting chaos in Iraq, and
...the use of Blackwater to terrorize Portland during Top Off/Vigilant Shield is not inconceivable.

A side note...which I am trying to confirm...Greg Palast reportedly said that a company named Paragon Security, or Securities, has had the contracts for Federal Buildings in Portland and also for
Federal locations throughout Oregon, since July, 2007. Palast said that Paragon is owned by the Alaska Native group and has hired Blackwater in the past.

If anyone has information confirming this relationship, or other connections, please post as a comment to add to the story, not in the discussion area.

Thanks,
S
www.antiwar.com
October 5, 2007

The Blackwater Massacre
Out of control 'private' contractors terrorize Iraq

by Justin Raimondo

On September 16, as a car approached Nisour Square, all the folly and tragedy of the Iraq war was enacted on a Baghdad street. In the vehicle were two Iraqis: Ahmed Haithem was driving his mother, Mohassin, to the local hospital, where her husband worked as a pathologist. They never made it.

Instead, four armored vehicles manned by "private" guards employed by Blackwater USA moved into position and fired: Ahmed was hit, but the car continued on its path, out of control. When the smoke cleared, and the casualties counted, 17 Iraqis were dead and 24 wounded. The Washington Post cites one anonymous high-ranking U.S. official as saying:

"This is a nightmare. We had guys who saw the aftermath, and it was very bad. This is going to hurt us badly. It may be worse than Abu Ghraib, and it comes at a time when we're trying to have an impact for the long term."

It's a nightmare alright, especially for the Iraqi people, who have long resented this "private" army of thugs and wannabe heroes, apparently subject to nonexistent rules of engagement. The Americans have slaughtered, abused and otherwise alienated their "liberated" charges before, and the Iraqis did little but bleat a few feeble protests: this time, however, the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki reacted with authentic anger. The Iraqi ministry of the interior ordered Blackwater out of the country, and, although the U.S. State Department initially succeeded in getting this order rescinded, that reversal now appears to have been reversed. If Maliki sticks to his guns, the Blackwater massacre could mark a new phase in the war, one that bodes ill for the Americans.

~~continued at link above

In Portland, we are very concerned who the players are going to be next week during the two (or more) terror drills DHS is conducting. I posted on Indymedia some local commentary about our concern, along with a great piece by Raimondo at Antiwar.com. Many questions still unanswered and misinfo and disinfo should be on the rise. Have read that SAIC will be doing their thing, but nothing yet on Blackwater.

S
------------------
http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2007/10/366515.shtml

Blackwater havoc, from Iraq to New Orleans to Portland??

author: Justin Raimondo, posted by Styve

Portland needs full assurance from local and State politicians that Blackwater, or another "security" contractor, is not scheduled to be in Portland during the Top Off / Vigilant Shield terror drill. That company is a destructive force the Neocons and Far Right are relying on to orchestrate the level of chaos that can thwart effective, practical response to repression, violence, and subterfuge.

Please read the article below, taken from today's antiwar.com front page, and think how screwed Portland would be if these lunatics just happened to have been hired for augmented security purposes, during the "largest-ever terrorism drill/exercise". Per reports from the drill press conference the other day, Michael Chertoff is supposed to be in town for the exercise in terror?! Given that he probably perceives US citizens to be the enemy, perhaps he'll have a Blackwater contingent for his security...

There is no justification for having this terror exercise (see Lie post below, http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2007/10/366285.shtml)~~
...the war on terror is an utter manipulation or psy-op intended to override civil liberties,
...DHS is a completely compromised arm of the Bush Regime,
...Blackwater is only inciting chaos in Iraq, and
...the use of Blackwater to terrorize Portland during Top Off/Vigilant Shield is not inconceivable.

A side note...which I am trying to confirm...Greg Palast reportedly said that a company named Paragon Security, or Securities, has had the contracts for Federal Buildings in Portland and also for
Federal locations throughout Oregon, since July, 2007. Palast said that Paragon is owned by the Alaska Native group and has hired Blackwater in the past.

If anyone has information confirming this relationship, or other connections, please post either here or on Indymedia.
Thanks,
S
---------------------------------
www.antiwar.com
October 5, 2007

The Blackwater Massacre
Out of control 'private' contractors terrorize Iraq

by Justin Raimondo

On September 16, as a car approached Nisour Square, all the folly and tragedy of the Iraq war was enacted on a Baghdad street. In the vehicle were two Iraqis: Ahmed Haithem was driving his mother, Mohassin, to the local hospital, where her husband worked as a pathologist. They never made it.

Instead, four armored vehicles manned by "private" guards employed by Blackwater USA moved into position and fired: Ahmed was hit, but the car continued on its path, out of control. When the smoke cleared, and the casualties counted, 17 Iraqis were dead and 24 wounded. The Washington Post cites one anonymous high-ranking U.S. official as saying:

"This is a nightmare. We had guys who saw the aftermath, and it was very bad. This is going to hurt us badly. It may be worse than Abu Ghraib, and it comes at a time when we're trying to have an impact for the long term."

It's a nightmare alright, especially for the Iraqi people, who have long resented this "private" army of thugs and wannabe heroes, apparently subject to nonexistent rules of engagement. The Americans have slaughtered, abused and otherwise alienated their "liberated" charges before, and the Iraqis did little but bleat a few feeble protests: this time, however, the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki reacted with authentic anger. The Iraqi ministry of the interior ordered Blackwater out of the country, and, although the U.S. State Department initially succeeded in getting this order rescinded, that reversal now appears to have been reversed. If Maliki sticks to his guns, the Blackwater massacre could mark a new phase in the war, one that bodes ill for the Americans.

~~continued at link above