Afghan govt. demands arrest of US "death squad" who handcuffed, executed 8 children. US refuses
Kai Eide, UN Representative to Afghanistan confirmed the Afghan government’s investigative conclusions that US troops handcuffed and then executed eight students enrolled in grades 6 through 10 in a night raid on December 27, 2009. The US military and NATO responded the troops involved were non-official. The most likely source of para-military “non-official” troops in Afghanistan is Blackwater/Xe....
They sure seem to be, huh?
"Blackwater in bidding for key Afghan contract; Firm faces legal woes, opposition from Democrats" by Richard Lardner, Associated Press | January 10, 2010
WASHINGTON - Blackwater Worldwide’s legal woes haven’t dimmed the company’s prospects in Afghanistan, where it is a contender for an important role in the US strategy for stabilizing the country.
Now called Xe Services LLC, the company is in the running for a Pentagon contract potentially worth $1 billion to train Afghanistan’s troubled national police force. Xe has been shifting to training, aviation, and logistics work after its security guards were accused of killing unarmed Iraqi civilians more than two years ago.
Yeah, only "accused," huh, MSM?
I guess they didn't actually do it, huh?
Sort of like bin Laden and 9/11, huh, s*** chuckers?
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Yet even with a new name and focus, the expanded role would seem an unlikely one for Xe because Democrats have held such a negative opinion of the company after the Iraqi deaths.
Why do I sense a MSM BUT coming soon?
During the White House campaign, then-Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, now secretary of state, backed legislation to ban Blackwater and other private security contractors from Iraq.
Xe eventually lost its license to operate as guardian of US diplomats in Iraq. Clinton’s State Department decided not to rehire the company when the contract expired in 2009. But delays in getting a new company in place led to its extension.
Yeah, BUT it is unlikely they will get the Afghanistan job.
Oh, right, they ARE ALREADY in AFGHANISTAN!
Besides, who will protect Hillary Clinton?
A federal judge on New Year’s Eve dismissed criminal charges against five of the Blackwater guards, citing repeated missteps by federal prosecutors. The Iraqi government has promised to pursue the case, a new strain on US-Iraqi relations.
Related: Operation Iraq: Blessed Blackwater
And good luck "straining" against our puppet strings, Iraqis.
Xe on Wednesday settled a series of lawsuits in which dozens of Iraqis accused the company of cultivating a reckless culture that allowed civilians to be killed.
Why didn't you tell me before, Globe?
On Thursday, however, two former Blackwater contractors were arrested on murder charges in the shootings of two Afghans after a traffic accident last year.
The United States relies heavily on Xe for support in Afghanistan, and the company’s workload there may grow significantly.
BUT Democrats don't like them, so.... pffffft!
Xe spokesman Mark Corallo declined to comment on whether the company is bidding for a contract to train Afghan police. But a US official knowledgeable of the deliberations said Xe is competing. The official requested anonymity to discuss sensitive information about the federal contracting process. As of November, Xe had more than 200 security personnel on the ground in Afghanistan, according to documents highlighting Xe’s operations.
Then they DID EXECUTE those KIDS, didn't they?
In 2009 alone, Xe projected total revenue at $669 million, the documents state, and three-quarters of the total stems from federal contracts to support US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Hey, you don't mind the WAR-PROFITEERING TYRANNY and MASS-MURDER at YOUR EXPENSE, do you, Amurka?
The Afghan national police training contract is expected to be awarded soon; Xe is among five companies eligible to compete. Obama is ramping up efforts to expand and improve the Afghan Army and national police into a force able to handle the security burden so US troops can begin withdrawing in July next year.
Yeah, right, that's why they are building a consulate in western Afghanistan!
The private sector’s help is needed because the United States doesn’t have a deep enough pool of trainers and mentors with law enforcement experience.
Oh, really?
Not enough LAID-OFF COPS or SERVICE MEMBERS who have resigned their commissions out there?
Oh, THEY ARE the CONTRACTORS!!
Xe already trains the Afghan border police and drug interdiction units in volatile southern Afghanistan....
Then why are the borders so porous and the drug trade flourish... oh, right.
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Also see:
"Al-CIA-Duh" Invades Afghanistan
CIA Assassins Lend a Helping Hand in Afghanistan
CIA Strike Teams Swoop Into Afghanistan
More Assassins Headed to Afghanistan
Who Are the Terrorists of Pakistan?
The Boston Globe's Invisible Ink: Blackening Out Blackwater Assassins
The Boston Globe Bucks Up the CIA
The Boston Globe's Invisible Ink: Blackwater's Bribe
Slow Saturday Special: Blackwater's Bonanza
Yeah, the WORLD KNOWS!
Yeah, they are STILL in IRAQ despite what you hear!
