Is this company associated with Blackwater? Internationalexecutives

[sarcasmo]

This add was in my local newspaper. The heading was Counter Assault Training.
Here is the exact advertisement.
Protect Overseas Subcontractors. 220k/ year 80% Tax Exemption! Professional Bodyguards. PAID Training Available $750/Day. Call 1-866-396-1721 www.internationalexecutives.net

To me it appears to be similar to Blackwater and how do they figure 80% exempt is that because it's out of Country income? I left the # in case anyone wanted to call and goof on them.

[billyoc]

1. If you're out of the US for at least 11 months, no income tax.

But those figures they're quoting are ridiculous, even if you were a ranger instructor.

[sarcasmo]

3. I thought it odd to be in my local rag, and I thought the figures were rather inflated.

[dipsydoodle]

2. The advert misses out the bit

about free flight home in body bag.

[KT2000]

4. Maybe this is one of those ads

that are run to entice applicants for jobs they have no hope of qualifying for, therefore enabling the company to hire non US citizens at a lower rate.

[flying rabbit]

5. It looks like a course where you pay them

to get trained and then maybe get a job overseas.

[blogslut]

6. Interesting tidbit

The site is handled by a company called the TSV Group. You'll find TSV in the ADMIN and TECHNICAL contact info through a WHOIS search:

http://whois.domaintools.com/internationalexecutives.net

According to the TSV website, the co-chairman of their advisory board is Joseph J. Grano, Jr. Mr. Grano's bio states:

Mr. Grano is Chairman and CEO of Centurion Holdings LLC, a company that advises private and public companies. From 2001-2004, Mr. Grano was Chairman of UBS Financial Services Inc., (formerly UBS PaineWebber) Mr. Grano is also the Chairman of the Homeland Security Advisory Council reporting to Secretary Michael Chertoff under the U. S. Department of the Homeland Security. In addition to being one of the financial service industry’s leading executives, Mr. Grano is involved in a wide range of educational and philanthropic endeavors.

link: http://www.tsvgroup.com/team.html

Interesting, huh?