Erik Prince blames "timid" liberals for his mercenary outfit going to hell.

[Archae]

Of course! His and his cronies' corruption had *NOTHING* to do with it, right?

Erik Prince: Blackwater's Demise Due to Liberal 'Cold, Timid Souls'

By Nicole Belle

Oh, poor widdle Erik Prince.

It's all us mean liberals' fault that Blackwater is no more. They were no match for our powerful anti-war scapegoating; just incapable of withstanding the force of of our "cold and timid souls" intent on taking down this patriotic company protecting Americans from the evil 'terrists'.

Seriously, how pathetic is that logic? Man up, Prince, and take your lumps.

Admit that Blackwater was a cesspool of corruption done completely without the input or influence of those 'timid' liberals at whom you sneer.

Did liberals make you run guns?
Did anti-war activists force you to charge the government for prostitutes?
Was it the timid souls who told you to massacre Iraqi civilians and get yourselves kicked out of Iraq?
Was it us big meanies who so tainted the name "Blackwater" with fraud, murder, corruption and out-of-control mercenaries that you were forced to change the name to Xe (which didn't work as well as you hoped and now the name is Academi) and move the corporation outside the US Justice Dept controls to the United Arab Emirates? Need I go on, because there are a ton of corruption and fraud charges levied against Blackwater/Xe/Academi?

http://crooksandliars.com/nicole-belle/erik-prince-blackwaters-demise-due

[NuclearDem]

1. Oh, Erik.

What he thinks he is:


What he actually is:


Don't cry, Erik! At least you're still alive, unlike the countless Iraqi civilians your psychopathic contract killers murdered!

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

2. Yeah,

that sums it up!

[dflprincess]

3. I'm sure this sort of behavior had nothing to do with it

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http://www.theatlanticwire.com/business/2012/08/time-blackwater-change-its-name-again/55532/

Time for Blackwater to Change Its Name Again (by John Hudson, Aug 8, 2012)

America's least favorite mercenary firm got another black eye on Tuesday when it admitted to key facts behind 17 federal criminal charges. The security contractor Academi LLC, previously known as Xe and even more previously known as Blackwater Worldwide, agreed to pay a $7.5 million fine to settle charges related to arms smuggling and unauthorized possession of automatic weapons. That's of course on top of a $42 million settlement it reached with the State Department in 2010 for violating the Arms Export Control Act and the International Trafficking in Arms Regulations. So what did these guys allegedly do this time? The Associated Press has the details:

The list of violations includes possessing automatic weapons in the United States without registration, lying to federal firearms regulators about weapons provided to the king of Jordan, passing secret plans for armored personnel carriers to Sweden and Denmark without U.S. government approval and illegally shipping body armor overseas.

In an act of neighborly hospitality, the company also allegedly provided training to the Canadian military without the needed U.S. licenses. Using a catchall term for the company, which keeps changing its name after successive scandals, the FBI's Chris Briese didn't mince worlds in court. “For an extended period of time, Academi/Blackwater operated in a manner which demonstrated systemic disregard for U.S. Government laws and regulations,” he said. “Today’s announcement should serve as a warning to others that allegations of wrongdoing will be aggressively investigated.”

The question on everyone's minds now: Will Blackwater change its name yet again? It already attempted a different kind of damage control after Tuesday's settlement, telling Politico's Josh Gerstein and others that the settlement "does not involve any guilty plea or admit to any violations" in what it called a "legacy" matter. That statement flirted with getting the firm in trouble, the AP notes, because a clause in the settlement "bars the company from making any public statements 'contradicting any aspect' of the agreement." The Justice Department has declined to say if that press push violated the terms of the settlement. Regardless, maybe it's time for the firm to start anew again. Fourth time's the charm?


Sad thing when you run an outfit so corrupt even the MIC can't keep covering for you.

[Enthusiast]

18. +1

[proud patriot]

4. excellent

[Snarkoleptic]

5. Mebbe his clients couldn't find him in the phone book...

what with all of the name changes in recent years.

[spanone]

6. surely he's squeezed enough money out of the treasury to go the fuck away

how much do you need erik? eh?

[msongs]

7. and how much jail time for him anybody connected to him? uh huh nt

[yourout]

8. If only we had that much power.

[eridani]

9. Ah, the lovely aroma of schadenfreude in the evening!

It's what's for dinner!

[Ian David]

10. Like that's a bad thing? n/t

[Mr.Bill]

11. I'm flattered.

For our next trick, we'll take down the entire republican party. Just watch.

[freshwest]

15. +1.000

[Dopers_Greed]

12. All the crimes committed by Prince's corporate gang notwithstanding...

Black Water is perfect example of a parasite sucking at the government teat: having your employees do the same jobs as US soldiers, but paying them several times more, at US taxpayer expense of course.

[Enthusiast]

19. +1 a whole bunch.......nt

[SleeplessinSoCal]

13. has their "demise" anything to do with the sequester?

I hope.

[cantbeserious]

14. Good To Know We Can Take Credit For Something

eom

[malaise]

16. Well well well

Jebus will not save.

Delish!!!

[Hekate]

17. The thought of Erik Prince of Darkness sinking into the Blackwater of Hell -- oh yes.

Please proceed.

[Enthusiast]

20. Kicked and Recommended! nt

[bemildred]

21. Another pathetic macho whiner. nt

[ck4829]

22. "Your superior intellect is no match for our puny weapons!" - Erik Prince

[MinM]

23. I 'blame' "Damages"

http://www.rigorousintuition.ca/board2/viewtopic.php?p=526035#p526035

[phantom power]

24. another conservative who only likes market forces when they're making him rich

[Javaman]

25. perhaps he should go back to amway. nt

[Gothmog]

26. My heart breaks for this poor man

What is he going to do now that we are not in two different wars that require crazy military contractors?

[dbackjon]

27. Erik Prince should spend the rest of his life in jail

[rurallib]

28. the liberal left's job is not done until Prince

loses every penny, spends his life in jail and has to have his family pay for his prison upkeep.

[Erose999]

36. He should spend the rest of his life at the end of a 4 ft. drop from a 3 ft. rope.

[klook]

41. An Iraqui jail. (n/t)

[47of74]

29. Those who are given government contracts...

...need to keep their noses so fucking clean that the Virgin Mary would be honored to eat off said nose.

[Marie Marie]

30. Your welcome Erik

Really, it was nothing. We'd do it again for you in a heartbeat.

[yurbud]

31. that's the first good news today

so they are totally out of business?

[2banon]

39. I wouldn't bet a wooden nichel on that idea..

seriously..

[yurbud]

32. now we just need to get rid of the rest of the mercenary firms, intel contractors, death squads and

foreign generals on our payroll, and politicians who use the military to for the benefit of their cronies and patrons.

[Wolf Frankula]

33. If they are going out of business, good.

The United States should not employ mercenaries. Niccolo Machiavelli can tell you why.

Wolf

[hatrack]

35. Hiring homicidal goons, and wheelbarrows filled with criminal briefs had nothing to do w. it . . .

Whatever, Little Amway Prince.

[blkmusclmachine]

37. Just change your name. Fools plenty.

[2banon]

38. Rofl! good one! "poor widdle erik prince"

I'm suspicious, and wondering if Mr. Prins is actually feigning hardship as cover to hide an escalation of his mercenary business. Possibly Congressman Dana Rohrabacher is counseling him in the dark arts of deception with regard to PR. On second thought, it's more likely one or more of any number of CIA Public Relations firms are probably on the case..

can't let the public teat dry up for a bullshit "mission accomplished" campaign now can he?

[Curmudgeoness]

40. It's always our fault.

I'll take the blame. I only wish that we had that power!

[elehhhhna]

42. Fuckers still in the UAE b/c if he coems home he's BUSTED

COWARD COWARD COWARD COWARD

[yurbud]

43. they just need another name change. Fuzzy Bunny Slippers should do it

until people figure out who they really are.