Judge allows Blackwater to open San Diego center

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http://wiredispatch.com/news/?id=198387

Federal judge allows military contractor Blackwater to begin training at San Diego warehouse

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District Judge Marilyn Huff ruled that the company would suffer irreparable harm if it could not begin holding classes there for Navy sailors.

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Classes for sailors will begin Thursday, according to Brian Bonfiglio, a Blackwater executive overseeing the project. They were originally set to begin at the center Monday but were suspended pending the judge's ruling.

"I am officially ecstatic," Bonfiglio said.

The city said in a statement that it would probably appeal.

It said Blackwater's plan to use the warehouse for "paramilitary training" makes it different from other firing ranges. Sailors would move around the mock ship with firearms instead of remaining stationary, as at an indoor firing range.

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Attorneys for Blackwater said the company risked losing part of a $400 million Navy contract if it could not begin training sailors in counterterrorist defense tactics by next week. The program is part of a firearms training initiative started after the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in a Yemeni port by terrorists in a small boat.
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so what will Obama do about our shadow military? probably nothing.

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1. "so what will Obama do about our shadow military? probably nothing."

wow. all that just for a cheap shot at our nominee? Really?

He has already stated that he wants to review the Constitutionality of Bush's various executive orders and several other similar things.

I'm not sure cheap shots aimed at the Democratic candidate is the way for us to win.

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2. to date no one has stopped Blackwater from doing whatever it wants

that one town in Calif. stopped them so now they are in San Diego.

Blackwater is like the pentagon - gets whatever it wants.

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4. to date?

they started in the late 90's and Bush has given them carte blanche. Why not try to make it happen instead of assuming it won't.

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3. Man, I hate Blackwater

And no one is saying no to them.