Why Is Obama Still Using Blackwater?
Ridgeway, the Blackwater operative, admitted that he and the other Blackwater operatives "opened fire with automatic weapons and grenade launchers on unarmed civilians." None of the victims that day "was an insurgent," he said, adding that "many were shot while inside of civilian vehicles that were attempting to flee." Full Story »
Posted by Randy Morrow - via The Nation
Killing people should not be a business for profit. "Protecting" civilian support personnel for the invasion and occupation has seen severe mission creep and lack of oversight and supervision. The military must be under direct government control, and that needs to be subject to strong oversight. Our military is out of control.