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Private military contractors. Corporate armies.

I'm gonna sign up for the WalMart Brigade!



Seriously...think about it...this is some scary poop!

http://www.truth-out.org/another-false- ... ation62883

Oh geez, this is bad.

No kidding it's BAD!

From the article:

"According to a recent State Department briefing to Congress' Commission on Wartime Contracting, from now on, instead of soldiers, private military contractors will be disposing of improvised explosive devices, recovering killed and wounded personnel, downed aircraft and damaged vehicles, policing Baghdad's International Zone, providing convoy security and clearing travel routes, among other security-related duties.

"Worse, the oversight of contractors will rest with other contractors. As has been the case in Afghanistan, contractors will be sought to provide "operations-center monitoring of private security contractors (PSCs)" as well as "PSC inspection and accountability services." "

We already have corporate-run prisons. Will corporate-owned & operated police, military, etc be next? Why even HAVE a gov't at all, when it can all be run on a for-profit basis?

Is this the next logical step for a purely capitalist society?

Someone needs to take away the drugs these guys are taking. This is an insult to our military. For a minute I thought I was getting Punk'd when I read the article...making our military look Spinal Tap.

The soldiers get their military training for free in the military. Then they can make big bucks working for the likes of Blackwater, once they get out.

Who handles the human rights violations, when they're committed by private contractors who are overseen by OTHER private contractors?

It's like trying to get a doctor to back you in a lawsuit against another doctor, ain't it? Try it sometime.

These guys will be covering each other's asses as long as there is a profit to be made in the industry.

Why make WAR an industry?

This should be outlawed, even in a "free capitalist society!"

This is so very scary to me because what's to stop one of these groups from taking over? Wasn't this in a science fiction film a long time ago?

Chaeya

Not so long ago, Chaeya. Think "Avatar." That was a corp army of paid mercs.

There was also "Robocop."

Why not we have already corporation run Government.

Nav4c wrote:Why not we have already corporation run Government.

Yeah. I just wish they wouldn't slap me in the face with it so often. I mean, at least TRY to make everything look legit!

Dammit! Every time I try to buy ammo, it's sold out!

philbymon wrote:Private military contractors. Corporate armies.

I'm gonna sign up for the WalMart Brigade!



Seriously...think about it...this is some scary poop!

http://www.truth-out.org/another-false- ... ation62883

It's great if you are a contractor. You can make an immense amount of money by over charging the government for everything.

It's horrible logistically. They don't even have to go outside if they fear getting shot that day. Or that hour. Or whatever.
They can't be ordered to do it, because they aren't technically in the military.

Nothing new about Mercs.

Chaeya wrote:This is so very scary to me because what's to stop one of these groups from taking over? Wasn't this in a science fiction film a long time ago?

Chaeya

Me.

Sign me up!

If you are paying, then I am playin..

(please provide lots of ammo)