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I'd like to know how many of the convicted Black Water guys are combat veterans.
If you don't put quotes around words I never said we can have a better conversation, thank you.
Are you as quick to assume the cop is a murderer as you are these Blackwater guys?
Dana's been here since 2007...do you have evidence to back this claim up? Or are you proclaiming to be a mind reader? Or are you just guessing and stating an opinion and acting like it's fact because of your overly inflated value you place on your own opinion?
It would be absolutely accurate if you wanted to say that Dana is baised and negative towards mercenary forces used in a war zone...that is actually verifiable based on his past statements. But I've seen nothing of him articulating that he believed these gentleman to be guilty any time prior to the post in question that occured AFTER they were found guilty.
I'd like to know how many of the convicted Black Water guys are combat veterans.
You can be anti-mercenary (because that is what these morons are) and still be pro US being in Iraq.
All those contractor companies were evil from the start, looking for profit, no loyalty whatsoever to the US. Let companies hire those crooks, not the military.
Iraq for Sale: War Profiteers, watch it some time. There are some ex-mercenaries there giving their perspective on the ****tiness of the companies.
Dana's been here since 2007...do you have evidence to back this claim up? Or are you proclaiming to be a mind reader? Or are you just guessing and stating an opinion and acting like it's fact because of your overly inflated value you place on your own opinion?
It would be absolutely accurate if you wanted to say that Dana is baised and negative towards mercenary forces used in a war zone...that is actually verifiable based on his past statements. But I've seen nothing of him articulating that he believed these gentleman to be guilty any time prior to the post in question that occured AFTER they were found guilty.
They're American citizens working for The United States government. They don't fit the description of a mercenary.
First off, they don't fit the definition of mercenary under international law.Second, a jury made up of people who never served in the military, nor served in combat, aren't their peers, either.These Blackwater mercenaries were NOT members of the US military. They were paid civilian mercenaries. Therefore they do not have the right to have a jury composed of military servicemen, since military servicemen are NOT their peers, thank God.
At least, when Americans murder women and children, there is an American judicial system that will make them pay for their heinous crimes. Let the title of "baby killers" rest with ISIS, who truly deserve the name. Americans hold themselves to a higher standard, and woe to those who violate it. Excellent verdict.
Article is here.
You can be anti-mercenary (because that is what these morons are) and still be pro US being in Iraq.
All those contractor companies were evil from the start, looking for profit, no loyalty whatsoever to the US. Let companies hire those crooks, not the military.
Iraq for Sale: War Profiteers, watch it some time. There are some ex-mercenaries there giving their perspective on the ****tiness of the companies.
Walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, looks like a duck, might as well be a duck.
They're "mercenaries" out for profit, not loyal to the USA, the country that gave them everything (shelter, education, community, etc.). The ones who are loyal to the USA moreso than their own company resigned.
Mercenaries are like traitors, the scum of the scum that deserve nothing but annihilation just as much as terrorists. They follow nothing and they steal money; they'll have empty trucks drive "supply" runs just so that they can prolong their duty and ask the government to pay more for the costs. If they aren't stealing money apparently they're so bored that they decide to start killing people for the sake of killing people.
I am sorry but this post is full of a lot of BS. The majority of people who work for the more combat focused contractor companies are some of the most patriotic people you will ever meet. Quite a bit more than your average citizen. Almost all of the contractors that work for companies like Blackwater or Triple Canopy are guys who have already served their country honorably with many of them having a background in SOF and after sacrificing a lot have decided to try and make some better money. The same goes for the guys who start these companies. The founder of Blackwater is a former SEAL officer.
Not to many people are not interested in making more money and saying they are disloyal to the US because they want to is nothing but crap.
I am sorry but I know and have worked with more contractors than probably anyone else on this forum and the things you are saying about them is just straight up crap.
With that said any time you have that many people doing a job their are bound to be some bad eggs. If these guys did do what it seems like they did then I say they should spend the rest of their lives in jail.
For me, this situation is the reason I don't want contractors in a war zone. I know they are cost effective, but war zones should be for combat troops. Not private security.
Contractors are a plague to the US, why we hire them for anything is beyond me.
If they were so patriotic they would join the US military straight-up.
:lol: what percentage of contractors do you think did?
Thank you, however, for demonstrating that you have no idea what you are talking about when you rant about contractors. It's always helpful to have the ignorant self-identify with their language so that others can stop taking them seriously.
Incidentally, when you go through Blackwater (or "Xi" or whatever they are now) selection, as part of your contract, you are required to reaffirm your oath of loyalty to the United States of America. So there is that li'l tidbit.
That's right. You were NOT there. The jury heard the evidence and handed down their verdict. And it was already a demonstrated fact that those who were shot in cold blood had no weapons. But wait, maybe that 9 year old girl could have been hiding something, right? Jeez, this conversation is getting disgusting. I'm done.
Ever hear of the OJ trial? How did THAT jury get seated?
The flip side of that, is that no one is going to weep for a bunch of dead mercenaries.
I would like to see the evidence and find out how many of the jurors are combat veterans. It's supposed to be a jury of their peers, afterall.
Contractors are a plague to the US, why we hire them for anything is beyond me.
If they were so patriotic they would join the US military straight-up.
:thinking I believe this was the second trial for those men because a guilty verdict was not arrived during the first trial...
I posted the following on the first thread of the day on this topic....
Politics gets uglier everyday, does it not ?
I was not present at the incident nor the trials; but the evidence I read and heard might not indicate guilt but response to an apparent attack ... from a distance this seems a questionable decision.
Something reeks here and it's challenging to determine the cause of the odor.
It has become difficult to trust any governmental function.
Good day to ya' D
Thom Paine
It took nearly a decase but Blackwater can finally say that they are slightly better than ISIS.At least, when Americans murder women and children, there is an American judicial system that will make them pay for their heinous crimes. Let the title of "baby killers" rest with ISIS, who truly deserve the name. Americans hold themselves to a higher standard, and woe to those who violate it. Excellent verdict.
Article is here.
They're American citizens working for The United States government. They don't fit the description of a mercenary.
Apparently the US State Department finds them useful.
It took nearly a decase but Blackwater can finally say that they are slightly better than ISIS.
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