Your Tax Dollars At Work

In the wake of the Blackwater shootings in Iraq, has anybody noticed much reporting on Blackwater's CEO and founder, Erik Prince?  I, for one, would like to know why no bid contracts for "security" in Iraq, Afghanistan, and New Orleans were given to a company headed by a right-wing, billionaire, Republican Jesus freak.  Oh, because the Bush administration, recipient of much of Blackwater's largesse, gave them contracts straight out and through Halliburton.

In New Orleans, Blackwater got a contract to provide security - millions (73 of them) that could have been spent on rebuilding or new levees.  In Iraq, they're charging us a fortune to kill Iraqi civilians.

Another question:  If we actually withdraw our soldiers, how do we know Blackwater won't just stay in Iraq and keep playing video-game shoot-'em-up with living targets?  And finally - don't we already pay people to do this sort of thing?

Comments

[actor212]

I'm guessing you missed the free-for-all when Jeremy Scahill published his book last year.

[Jerome Llerandi]

It is almost reflexive to point out that the idea of a “Jesus freak” making his living from a trade that requires killing people is at best hypocritical. The more interesting observation is that, despite an endless stream of scandals, the cloak of religion still works. Apparently all one has to do is declare themselves a Christian (or Muslim for that matter) and it is assumed that you are virtuous and morally correct.
In the fable, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, the words, “open sesame”, opened the secret door to treasure. Today the magic words to open the doors to the treasure of lucrative government contracts must be, “praise Jesus”.

[blogenfreude]

I'm guessing you missed the free-for-all when Jeremy Scahill published his book last year.

I meant lately.

[Comandante Agi]

I'm more worried about them conquering SoCal.