Blackwater Gearing Up for Hurricane Gustav

[Chovexani]

Blackwater Worldwide is currently seeking qualified law enforcement officers and security personnel to potentially deploy to provide security in the possible aftermath of Hurricane Gustav. This is the first time Blackwater has mobilized under its controversial Homeland Security contracts. Blackwater did deploy security personnel to assist New Orleans in wake of Hurricane Katrina and this resulted in great controversy since it was the first time a private military corporation had deployed on US soil.

Blackwater issued the following call for personnel late Friday afternoon:

Blackwater is compiling a list of qualified security personnel for possible deployment into areas affected by Hurricane Gustav. Applicants must meet all items listed under the respective Officer posting and be US citizens. Contract length is TBD.

http://www.thespywhobilledme.com/the_spy_who_billed_me/2008/08/blackwater-gear.html

Check out the hiring criteria at the link.

[thunder rising]

1. Who would produce the contract? Condi?

[LiberalEsto]

2. The beginning of martial law

Ship the National Guard out to Iraq, and bring in the mercenaries to take over New Orleans and then the whole country. No wonder they can afford to joke around with this Palin airhead.

[Chovexani]

3. Disaster Capitalism at work

:banghead:

[Truth4Justice]

7. Where are all those brave gunowners who are supposed to protect us? Having a beer or two?

Well when Blackwater comes to get their firearms they will have no place to hide behind the 2nd amendment anymore.

[lib2DaBone]

4. ..and what's even more scary...

since Bush.. America has come to accept as "normal" , Mercenary Thugs brought in to replace legal law enforcement. No one speaks up.. no lawsuits.. no press coverage...not even a raised eyebrow? Now, we not only have City, County, State and Federal Law Enforcement... we have "The Oil Police" walking around with automatic weapons. (Blackwater BTW.. answers to no one other than Bush and the big corporations.) America snoozes on z-z-z-z-z-z-z-

[Chovexani]

5. Like lambs to the slaughter.

:(

[Bozita]

6. ka-ching

[newtothegame]

8. God

Just what we need...:eyes:

[D23MIURG23]

9. Frightening.

The American police state enters the beta testing phase.

[FatDave]

10. I think of it more as the corporate police state.

Nothing American about it.

[Truth4Justice]

14. Thats exactly how I think of it. Lots of people are going to hear "I told you so" real soon. nt

[D23MIURG23]

16. Agreed. Only "American" in location. n/t

[Truth4Justice]

11. Thats a good way to put it. Police State 2.0.

Well it wasn't as if people like myself didn't see this coming. History repeats itself......again! And its only been 60 years!!!!

[Disturbed]

12. Will the Mayor of N.O. or the Gov. of La. object?

They are both Repubs.

[Truth4Justice]

13. No chance of that.

[D23MIURG23]

15. Naomi Klein used that term (police state 2.0) in discussing the Chinese endeavor...

of merging capitalism and authoritarian government. Seems like a pretty good parallel to me.

[Truth4Justice]

17. I did not know that. I suppose we think alike. Have to get her book and read it now.

[D23MIURG23]

19. It was in a column about the olympics on Huffington Post.

Here is a link:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/naomi-klein/the-olympics-unveiling-po_b_117403.html


(Not to in any way dissuade you from reading her books)

[FuckYouAROCK]

18. Yay!

I wonder how many innocent refugee's get killed?

[Solly Mack]

20. That is so disgusting

Corrupt system we have when thugs can be rewarded contract after contract


Who is OKing the money for these contracts? And why?