tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post1144684505905537756..comments2023-10-21T03:07:18.017-05:00Comments on Enclave: Blackwater on its Own Initiative Deployed Mercenaries to New Orleans after KatrinaS-townMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948307051485318061noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-54781128233286159502007-10-23T13:03:00.000-05:002007-10-23T13:03:00.000-05:00I just watched the interview and was singularly un...I just watched the interview and was singularly unimpressed. Scahill did not speak of any violations of US law by the various armed guards. It seemed that he was trying to build the case that big men with scary black guns are evil by themselves. <BR/> Blackwater tends to "lean forward" when there is potential employment. They have presented a credible plan to end the genocide in Dafur. Were they asked to send troops to Sudan to investigate? No, not that I am aware, but they DID and Prince claims that they can end the Janjaweed killings. I think that most of your competitive security groups saw the need in New Orleans before the assorted government agencies realized that the government had lost control. A measurable percentage of NO's police simply disappeared. Citizens(and, yes, property) were at the mercy of armed gangs. Small communities throughout the region had armed volunteers who assisted with crime control. NO had a local government who was confiscating weapons. Lack of police, lack of armed law abiding citizens, and lack of organization left a power vacuum that Blackwater filled.<BR/> I understand the fear that some people have of armed professionals. The fear is unwarranted. The majority of the men employed by Blackwater are the kind of patriots patriot that one usually reads about in history books. These fellows take pride in America seriously. The money is not that great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-19308008221088139842007-10-21T21:51:00.000-05:002007-10-21T21:51:00.000-05:00Absolutely the most chilling interview I've heard ...Absolutely the most chilling interview I've heard in 30 years. Everyone who reads your post should listen to this Bill Moyer's program.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com