Amid uproar, Blackwater stops land deal

[kpete]

Amid uproar, Blackwater stops land deal
All new projects on hold, seller says
Joseph Neff, Staff Writer

There's a new dimension to the fallout from the Sept. 16 shooting in Baghdad that left 11 Iraqis dead: Blackwater USA apparently has stopped all its expansion projects.

On Wednesday, the North Carolina private military contractor canceled a $5.5 million real estate deal to buy 1,800 acres of farmland near Fort Bragg, where the company was going to set up a training ground for soldiers and corporate executives.

The diplomatic and public relations damage from the shooting, combined with Tuesday's scheduled testimony at Congress by Blackwater Chairman Erik Prince, prompted Blackwater to put all new projects on hold, according to the president of a company that had a deal to sell the land to Blackwater.

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According to its Web site, TigerSwan conducts training sessions in weapons, VIP protection, evasive driving, surveillance, urban warfare, self-defense, sniper and counter-sniper operations, convoy and motorcade protection, and assault planning. The company can also conduct counter-surveillance, security assessments, and planning and evaluation for protection against terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.

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[burythehatchet]

1. terrorist training camps - we got the best in the world.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. at least they have a smart accountant.

he/she smells the firestorm that approacheth. the next step would be to sell all stock, then short the stock in futures.

the more news that comes out, the greater the outrage, I suspect.

[tridim]

3. Sounds like good news, but I would definitely still keep an eye on them

They're going to use the tax money Bush gave them for something.

I can't prove the theory, but I still think Prince is dejected after failing to steal those six nuclear warheads.

[conscious evolution]

5. Absolutely

Keep an eye out for a name change or a 'new' company to appear.
They are trying to slither back under a rock till the coast is clear.

[msongs]

4. gee it would not be nice if congressional democrats put a stop to blackwater brown shirts nt

[madrchsod]

6. no big deal

they have about that much or more acreage in northern illinois. they have`t figured out how to "change the minds" of the county board.

[Algorem]

7. whitewater's still a much bigger scandal than blackwater

don't let the liberal media fool you

[EFerrari]

8. I wonder if this includes the land they were trying to buy in CA.

I hope so.

[RainDog]

9. They want to own the congressional seat

"Blackwater said they had pulled all new projects off the table because of this shooting in Baghdad, and because they were preparing Prince for Congress," said Wayne Miller, president of Southern Produce Distributors. "It's a shame. This would have been good for the economy of North Carolina."

I cannot image that the research triangle in that area would have much use for Blackwater or Prince in congress. but NC kept electing Helms, so obviously the majority of voters like lying hypocritical racist hate-mongers as their reps.