CIA defends Blackwater contract worth $100mThe head of CIA has defended awarding a large contract to the controversial security company formerly known as Blackwater.June 27, 2010
6/28/2010 5:23:33 AM
When you change your company's name you should at least make it something pronouncable, otherwise everyone is just going to call you "the company formerly known as....."
6/28/2010 6:32:01 AM
6/28/2010 8:42:03 AM
< Chris Matthews >HA!< /Chris Matthews >[Edited on June 28, 2010 at 9:16 AM. Reason : .]
6/28/2010 9:16:25 AM
And the flaw in the government procurement/bidding process is revealed once again. They can just bid low once they have the knowledge of what an "acceptable price" usually is, then change order the fuck out of the government until the contract goes 50% over budget (because once you have them on contract you've got them over a barrel if they REALLY want that contract to be completed ).
6/28/2010 10:59:40 PM
fucking murderous assholesi hope they all die
6/29/2010 4:16:17 AM
well of course they kill peoplethat's what their contract is for[Edited on June 29, 2010 at 7:57 AM. Reason : ]
6/29/2010 7:57:04 AM
fine by me
6/29/2010 8:34:41 AM
^^Wow, I had no idea their contract included the right to kill civilians with no provocation!^Do you even know anything about Blackwater or it's history? http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/14/world/middleeast/14blackwater.htm
6/29/2010 12:37:36 PM
This is one of those times where I'm a bit torn. On one hand, they deserve all the criticism that the company and the Prince of Darkness himself received for their atrocious conduct over the last decade. On the flip side, the company has completely gutted and rebuilt itself with Erik Prince leaving the firm, and at this point is probably more transparent and "clean cut" than their competitors due to the high level of scrutiny they've received. Still, my personal gut instinct is to not use them anywhere near any current battlefield.
6/29/2010 2:31:15 PM
The CIA doesn't give a fuck about its bad press. If it did, it wouldn't do half the shit it does.But as for this issue...eh, I'm with RedGuard. It's not the same organization anymore, so I have trouble judging on the basis of its earlier iteration. We don't still hate the Germans or Japanese, and the large majority of those places stayed on after our, uh, restructuring of them.
6/29/2010 4:50:48 PM
^^ Fair enough. I was primarily pointing out what I believe to be a double standard. If the CIA in a Republican administration were using the "company formerly known as Blackwater," most liberals here and elsewhere would be going apeshit.I'm going to contact Halliburton with my suggestion for their name change. Profit. It'll be totally cool, right?
6/29/2010 5:10:11 PM
^No one is happy about this, so I'm not sure what you're talking about.
6/29/2010 5:39:03 PM
^ Okay. No need to get into a snit.[Edited on June 29, 2010 at 5:52 PM. Reason : But not being "happy" is a looong way from the outrage that would be on display.]
6/29/2010 5:51:16 PM
I'm just saying, you don't have to twist every post into a "liberal agenda" statement.
6/29/2010 6:17:08 PM
^ I did nothing of the sort.
6/29/2010 6:22:09 PM
Xe is capitalism's greatest international success.
6/29/2010 6:39:12 PM