Erik Prince walks free & rich, while his Blackwater underlings go to prison.

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6. No sentencing yet

So we don't know for sure that the mercenaries will actually be going to prison. Also, hasn't Erik Prince been punished enough by going into self-exile somewhere we don't have an extradition treaty?

In checking around, the internets puked up this vomitous bit of hagiography from our good friends at the National Review:

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/365505/vindication-erik-prince-alec-torres

Blackwater was an amazing success story. A company born out of a desire to help America in any way possible, it provided security for diplomats, resupply aid to soldiers, relief to disaster-struck populations, and more. Yet it was ruined by the politics and policies of the government it served. Looking back on the story of Blackwater, Prince worries about the future of the country he had risked his life for and built his company to aid and protect.