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donsu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 11:57 AM
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Romney campaign hires Blackwater leader


http://www.newsobserver.com/nation_world/blackwater/story/568168.html


Black worked for CIA for years


An executive with North Carolina-based private security contractor Blackwater USA has joined Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney as a senior adviser, the campaign said Thursday.
Cofer Black, who was director of the CIA Counter-terrorism Center at the time of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, has been vice chairman for two years at the firm, which specializes in security and military services. Black also helped shape President Bush's counterterrorism policy after the attacks.

"He has a long and impressive career dedicated to making America safer and more secure in the world," Romney said in a written statement. "Our country faces a new generation of challenges, and Black's experience at the forefront of our nation's counterterrorism efforts will be a tremendous asset."

Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, hired Black as a senior adviser for counterterrorism and national security issues.
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there you have it. holy Romney is a top drawer neo con - carrying the criminal neo con gang's flag ever forward.

and Black is going to protect Romney's back while stabbing dems, and anybody else in the way, in the throat.
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CanonRay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 12:00 PM
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1. Now THERE'S a hell of a combination.
A right wing religious fanatic candidate with no scruples, and a right wing religious fanatic with his own Army. Yeah, I'll vote for that.
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lyonn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 12:19 PM
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4. Very insightful description
Blackwater needs to be examined thoroughly, why they have the power to "fill in" for the Guard and regular military whenever the President wants their services. It is like the Presidency has an army of their own, only they cost 3 or 4 times more than our military and have no rules or regulations the military has. And to think a good god fearing Mormon agrees with this kind of strategy for protecting our country, within and outside our country is just plain wrong and illegal. New Orleans comes to mind.

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HeraldSquare212 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 12:02 PM
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2. Brownie-ism
He was head of CIA counter-terrorism on Sept 11th and he's still being lauded and paid for his expertise? I guess Romney suffers from Brownie-ism too.
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givemebackmycountry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 12:09 PM
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3. Great - just what this country needs -
Cofer Black -

Read this again please...

"He has a long and impressive career dedicated to making America safer and more secure in the world," Romney said in a written statement. "Our country faces a new generation of challenges, and Black's experience at the forefront of our nation's counterterrorism efforts will be a tremendous asset."

Well, there is some truth to this statement by the Mormon moron.

"Our country faces a new generation of challenges"

How true.

The challenges we face is to rid ourselves of these right wing - neo-con assholes who seek to destroy this country and it's constitution.

So, Mr. Cofer Black - suck on this you asshole.
You and MITT are going nowhere.

The American people are fed up with you, and your evil party politics.
Fuck you, and Fuck Blackwater, and Fuck Mitt Romney and his white bread family.
I'm so sick of these assholes, and my hatred now runs so deep, I wish nothing for you but the worst.



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Faux pas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 12:19 PM
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5. LOL what a brilliant move....makes me wonder, did mittens make
all his dough himself or was it inherited?
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natrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 12:31 PM
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6. we are so fucked
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rurallib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 12:48 PM
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7. SO will the sons of Mittens join a private army?
Or is it that Mittens was mad about people asking questions about his boys so he rented them an army?
"Daddy make those bad people quit saying things about us!" "OK boys, I'll rent an army and put you in charge like Poppy Bush did for Georgie."
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cascadiance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 01:07 PM
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8. Blackwater lobbyist also in Schwarzenegger's Homeland Security Department too...

Chris Bertelli's the "agent" here. Yep, we are getting f'd! The Blackwater folks are infiltrating everyplace!

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/4/20/204019/312

And of course they are lobbying for a big base down here in San Diego in Duncan Hunter's district. Hmm... Also in Bob Filner's district (which he's been making a stink about lately). And who was arrested for assault and battery at a Virginia airport Sunday night? Filner? Hmmm...
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donsu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 01:10 PM
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9. very interesting - homeland sec. everywhere, blackwater everywhere


cameras, drones

america is dead
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 02:39 PM
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10. Because sometimes you just need a f***ing Mercenary in your back pocket...
Private security contractor my ass. Call them what they are: MERCENARIES.
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cascadiance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 03:23 PM
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11. And probably later we'll be calling them the "BSS" or the "Bushtapo" or something like that!
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Disturbed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 03:47 PM
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12. When Martial Law is declared the Natl. Gaurd won't be needed.
Black Water Storm Troops will maintain Order.
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 04:03 PM
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13. And who'll feel bad about them taking losses when the public starts fighting back
They're not cops. They're not even civil servants at all.

They're not soldiers. They're not 'voluntarily serving their country', their voluntarily doing a violent job for money.

They're not pityable.

I wonder how the media would spin that...
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