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turbinetree

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Thu Aug 26, 2021, 07:24 PM Aug 2021

Erik Prince Is Charging $6,500 a Person to Evacuate Afghanistan on His Chartered Planes

POLITICS AUGUST 25, 2021

The Blackwater founder is back to privatizing every inch of the forever wars.

INAE OH
News and Engagement Editor

As scenes of chaos and desperation mount ahead of the fastly approaching August 31 deadline to evacuate US troops from Afghanistan, Erik Prince, the notorious Blackwater founder, has identified a golden opportunity to make some cash on the final way out.

Prince, the Wall Street Journal reports, is currently charging $6,500 per person for a spot aboard chartered planes out of Kabul, a hefty rate that gets even more expensive if one should need assistance leaving their trapped homes. From the WSJ:

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/08/erik-prince-afghanistan-chartered-flights/

I want to know if this POS is charging the government...

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Erik Prince Is Charging $6,500 a Person to Evacuate Afghanistan on His Chartered Planes (Original Post) turbinetree Aug 2021 OP
Prince I_UndergroundPanther Aug 2021 #1
Charge $65 K per plane for use of the airport jls4561 Aug 2021 #2
Making a fat profit from Turbineguy Aug 2021 #3
Meanwhile, Hillary is helping women and children out of Afghanistan without charge...... secondwind Aug 2021 #4
another bdamomma Aug 2021 #5
I saw this story blueseas Aug 2021 #6
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