Monday, February 1, 2010

A piece of shit by any other name would still smell as shitty

Whatever Erik Prince and his business associates choose to call their company it is the same group of people implementing the same policies as missions. I don't think anyone would argue that when Blackwater officially changed its name to Xe the firm underwent a major shift in either the firm's mission statement or standard operating manuals. If you're reading this, you are capable of finding said statement online.
What else do we already know about Prince and his Princedom? (We'll just call it Xe because it's easier to type). 
We know Xe was implicated as Blackwater in the Nisoor Square attack in Baghdad (September 16, 2007). Again, the information is there on the web from whatever source you trust most. We know that they have been involved with the CIA in assassination and abduction (technically called "extraordinary rendition") missions.
We also know that Prince is a born again Christian and has been associated with the C Street evangelic community.
I am not in a position to judge Mr. Prince or Xe's activities and methods. But I can read. I can understand it. And I do see it as nothing less than a modern day crusade.

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