The US State Department Hired Blackwater and they also hired DynCorp. Now President Obama has followed in the same footsteps. The group has been renamed "Triple Canopy" Read on:
Obama's New Mercenary Company in Iraq Will Re-Hire Blackwater Operatives
Obama has changed the name of the official US mercenary company in Iraq. But, the bloody game and many of its players will remain the same.
By Jeremy Scahill
President Obama’s new mercenary firm of choice, Triple Canopy, will be officially taking over the job of protecting US occupation officials in Iraq from President Bush’s favorite hired guns, Blackwater, on May 7. But, as has been clear for some time, Obama may be changing the name, but the bloody game and its players are bound to remain virtually the same.
The New York Times is now confirming that “many if not most of [Blackwater’s] private security guards will be back on the job in Iraq. The same individuals will just be wearing new uniforms, working for Triple Canopy.”
According to the Times:
Despite the torrent of public criticism against Blackwater, American officials say they are relieved that the old guards will stay on. Otherwise, Triple Canopy, they say, would not be able to field enough qualified guards, with the proper security clearances, before the new contract goes into effect in May.
“There is just no other way to do it,” said one Western diplomat, speaking on the condition of anonymity because he is not permitted to discuss the issue publicly.
Critics of Blackwater said they worried that the same people might perpetuate what they believed was a corporate culture that disregarded Iraqis’ lives.
“They’re really all still there, and it’s back to business as usual,” said Susan Burke, an American lawyer who has filed three civil rights lawsuits against Blackwater on behalf of Iraqi civilians alleged to be victims of it.
What’s more, according to the Times, “An unresolved question is whether Blackwater, recently renamed Xe (pronounced zee), or any affiliated company will profit from the deal. Speculation inside the industry and the Iraqi government has focused on whether Triple Canopy might hire as a subcontractor a company called the Falcon Group, identified in a lawsuit brought by Ms. Burke as a Blackwater affiliate.”
Triple Canopy’s five-year State Department contract in Iraq is reportedly worth almost $1 billion. The New York Times and other corporate media outlets have still not reported on the Obama administration’s use of Triple Canopy as a private paramilitary force in Israel/Palestine, operating out of Jerusalem.
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Who hired Black water to do security work in Iraq ? I was told by a fellow Soda head that Cheney's Halliburton hired Black water and that it was a ill-legal contact because Halliburton didn't have the proper authority .
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Obama's New Mercenary Company in Iraq Will Re-Hire Blackwater Operatives
Obama has changed the name of the official US mercenary company in Iraq. But, the bloody game and many of its players will remain the same.
By Jeremy Scahill
President Obama’s new mercenary firm of choice, Triple Canopy, will be officially taking over the job of protecting US occupation officials in Iraq from President Bush’s favorite hired guns, Blackwater, on May 7. But, as has been clear for some time, Obama may be changing the name, but the bloody game and its players are bound to remain virtually the same.
The New York Times is now confirming that “many if not most of [Blackwater’s] private security guards will be back on the job in Iraq. The same individuals will just be wearing new uniforms, working for Triple Canopy.”
According to the Times:
Despite the torrent of public criticism against Blackwater, American officials say they are relieved that the old guards will stay on. Otherwise, Triple Canopy, they say, would not be able to field enough qualified guards, with the proper security clearances, before the new contr...
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Obama's New Mercenary Company in Iraq Will Re-Hire Blackwater Operatives
Obama has changed the name of the official US mercenary company in Iraq. But, the bloody game and many of its players will remain the same.
By Jeremy Scahill
President Obama’s new mercenary firm of choice, Triple Canopy, will be officially taking over the job of protecting US occupation officials in Iraq from President Bush’s favorite hired guns, Blackwater, on May 7. But, as has been clear for some time, Obama may be changing the name, but the bloody game and its players are bound to remain virtually the same.
The New York Times is now confirming that “many if not most of [Blackwater’s] private security guards will be back on the job in Iraq. The same individuals will just be wearing new uniforms, working for Triple Canopy.”
According to the Times:
Despite the torrent of public criticism against Blackwater, American officials say they are relieved that the old guards will stay on. Otherwise, Triple Canopy, they say, would not be able to field enough qualified guards, with the proper security clearances, before the new contr...
Obama's New Mercenary Company in Iraq Will Re-Hire Blackwater Operatives
Obama has changed the name of the official US mercenary company in Iraq. But, the bloody game and many of its players will remain the same.
By Jeremy Scahill
President Obama’s new mercenary firm of choice, Triple Canopy, will be officially taking over the job of protecting US occupation officials in Iraq from President Bush’s favorite hired guns, Blackwater, on May 7. But, as has been clear for some time, Obama may be changing the name, but the bloody game and its players are bound to remain virtually the same.
The New York Times is now confirming that “many if not most of [Blackwater’s] private security guards will be back on the job in Iraq. The same individuals will just be wearing new uniforms, working for Triple Canopy.”
According to the Times:
Despite the torrent of public criticism against Blackwater, American officials say they are relieved that the old guards will stay on. Otherwise, Triple Canopy, they say, would not be able to field enough qualified guards, with the proper security clearances, before the new contract goes into effect in May.
“There is just no other way to do it,” said one Western diplomat, speaking on the condition of anonymity because he is not permitted to discuss the issue publicly.
Critics of Blackwater said they worried that the same people might perpetuate what they believed was a corporate culture that disregarded Iraqis’ lives.
“They’re really all still there, and it’s back to business as usual,” said Susan Burke, an American lawyer who has filed three civil rights lawsuits against Blackwater on behalf of Iraqi civilians alleged to be victims of it.
What’s more, according to the Times, “An unresolved question is whether Blackwater, recently renamed Xe (pronounced zee), or any affiliated company will profit from the deal. Speculation inside the industry and the Iraqi government has focused on whether Triple Canopy might hire as a subcontractor a company called the Falcon Group, identified in a lawsuit brought by Ms. Burke as a Blackwater affiliate.”
Triple Canopy’s five-year State Department contract in Iraq is reportedly worth almost $1 billion. The New York Times and other corporate media outlets have still not reported on the Obama administration’s use of Triple Canopy as a private paramilitary force in Israel/Palestine, operating out of Jerusalem.