Vanity Faire has published a profile of Blackwater mercenary leader and Christian crusader Erik Prince, complete with international man-of-mystery photo (TPM called it a “man-of-action” shot but I think the Austin Powers reference is more appropriate).
If you’ve been following reports out of Pakistan lately, you know that the country is rife with rumors of phantom Blackwater agents trolling about, kidnapping and killing people. The Pakistani Taliban believe it gives them plausible deniability to blame terrorist bombings on Blackwater rather than own up to their own violence.
The VF article has no new reports on Blackwater activity in Pakistan beyond what has already been reported in the NY Times, but the correspondent does tag along with him around Kabul.
shams 7:47 am on December 3, 2009 Permalink |
In retrospect I wonder about the actions of the Blackwater contractors that were hung from a bridge and burned at the onset of the occupation of Iraq.
What did they do that so infuriated the villagers? Recall the video of a child stomping on the burned remains.
I think it was very possible the act that inspired the burnings was something along the lines of the Iraqi Rape Squad that inspired the Menchaca/Tucker mutilation video.
That is why I prefer the Roman model to WEC Erik Prince….at least the romans were honest rapists, and they brought their own camp-followers where they could.
In an occupied country with no prostitute class, these things happen I guess.
Bang Gully 10:55 am on December 3, 2009 Permalink |
Shams,
I’m surprised that your language as a woman would be so matter of fact of such a disgusting and heinous act perpetrated against women and especially Muslimahs. I hope I’m not misunderstanding you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsrMzfhdmkU&feature=player_embedded
Peep that video from 2:40 on. That soldier is laughing at how a young 15 year old Iraqi girl was pimped all day until she hung herself.
shams 11:36 am on December 3, 2009 Permalink |
I’m being extremely sarcastic.
I wrote a lot about Menchaca/Tucker when I was still a “conservative”. I told Allahpundit that the video was an exemplar of ritual tribal mutilation rape punishment.
He flamed me for defaming “innocent” soldiers.
Well I was right.
Like always.
Bang Gully 11:44 am on December 3, 2009 Permalink |
Yeah I was hoping you were.
I also have a hard time believing you were ever a conservative.
shams 12:20 pm on December 3, 2009 Permalink
me too.