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re: Thoughts On Civilian Military Contractors?
Posted on 3/10/14 at 3:44 pm to dante
Posted on 3/10/14 at 3:44 pm to dante
A friend of mine was a SEAL for 10 years before leaving the service. In order to make some extra cash for his young family he signed on with Blackwater for 2 years and he said he mainly did security detail type work.
Made much better money and would be considered less hazardous I guess. He also said that the majority of the people in Blackwater were ex-spec ops.
Made much better money and would be considered less hazardous I guess. He also said that the majority of the people in Blackwater were ex-spec ops.
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Posted on 3/10/14 at 3:59 pm to TheDiesel
It is an interesting dynamic...on many fronts. While Obama and the democrats are decreasing the number of military personnel - or at least plan to, I assume the number of PMC personnel will only increase.
Reading this Blackwater book, one could assume that they are indirectly, direct action personnel - if you know what I mean. They are not going and raiding homes, but they are certainly not afraid to engage what appears to be the enemy (and even beyond if the book is to be believed).
Blackwater was employed by the State Department by in large in Iraq. They were investigated by the FBI, but their contract essentially made them immune from prosecution in the US and when their personnel made questionable decisions that resulted in death, they were quickly flown out of the country so as to avoid the Iraqi justice system (if there is such a thing).
Other contractors are employed by the CIA to perform other functions.
Google Raymond Davis and CIA when you have time...
Reading this Blackwater book, one could assume that they are indirectly, direct action personnel - if you know what I mean. They are not going and raiding homes, but they are certainly not afraid to engage what appears to be the enemy (and even beyond if the book is to be believed).
Blackwater was employed by the State Department by in large in Iraq. They were investigated by the FBI, but their contract essentially made them immune from prosecution in the US and when their personnel made questionable decisions that resulted in death, they were quickly flown out of the country so as to avoid the Iraqi justice system (if there is such a thing).
Other contractors are employed by the CIA to perform other functions.
Google Raymond Davis and CIA when you have time...
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