[lit-ideas] Re: News via the web
- From: "Andreas Ramos" <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 11:26:01 -0800
> that these 4 men were security guards for an American contract company
being
> paid to do rebuilding in Iraq, taking jobs that Iraqi's are desperate for
> themselves. This in no way justifies what was done, but any motive beyond
"they
> were Americans" was not mentioned.
They weren't just "security guards". The company is Blackwater (
http://blackwatersecurity.com )and the fellows were probably ex-Navy Seals,
Green Berets, or some sort of highly trained ex-military.
One can read about these men at http://blackwatersecurity.com/staff.html
None of these fellows are mall cops.
The message is pretty bad: if Iraqi can set up an ambush and take out four
highly-skilled, experienced, heavily armed ex-military types, then it's not
safe for anyone who is being protected by these security guards.
To put it another way: If the bad guys are hunting cops, then not even the
cops are safe.
None of that was covered in the media.
yrs,
andreas
www.andreas.com
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