Almost a year ago, Jeremy Scahill reports Erik Prince moving to UAE

[Enrique]

So whatever it is Prince is doing there, it's been in the works for a while...

http://www.thenation.com/blog/blackwaters-erik-prince-moving-united-arab-emirates

June 15, 2010

Is Blackwater's Erik Prince Moving to the United Arab Emirates?

Jeremy Scahill

Sources close to Blackwater and its secretive owner Erik Prince claim that the embattled head of the world's most infamous mercenary firm is planning to move to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Middle Eastern nation, a major hub for the US war industry, has no extradition treaty with the United States. In April, five of Prince's top deputies were hit with a fifteen-count indictment by a federal grand jury on conspiracy, weapons and obstruction of justice charges. Among those indicted were Prince's longtime number-two man, former Blackwater president Gary Jackson, former vice presidents William Matthews and Ana Bundy and Prince's former legal counsel Andrew Howell.

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[niyad]

1. jeremy knows this company and that bastard prince thoroughly

[PDJane]

3. No, there is no extradition treaty with the UAE.

[niyad]

6. I saw that right after I posted

[DJ13]

2. United Arab Emirates Confirms Hiring Blackwater Founder’s Firm

May 15, 2011

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/16/world/middleeast/16prince.html

[KansDem]

4. It doesn't seem to bother folks that two of the 9/11 attackers were from the UAE

Yet, Halliburton moves it world headquarters to Dubai, and now we have this corporation who provides mercenaries-on-demand locating there.

Halliburton Moves to Dubai

[KoKo]

7. and the rest were Saudi's trained here in the US...n/t

[Enrique]

8. another DU favorite company

now Olive Garden needs to move there to complete the Axis of Evil.

[KoKo]

5. Yes...and both "Democracy Now" and "Reuters" are reporting

that US Retired Generals are helping in the Training. "Democracy Now" has evidence that it's being supported by Obama Administration.

It's been in the works for awhile. That he truly wasn't prosecuted reminds me of the Banksters who brought down the Western Economy. There's something that just isn't ethical, moral about all of this.

I hope there will be more reporting in the future about the dealings of our Military Retirees working with ZE (formerly Blackwater) and Erik Prince....and what the role of the Obama Administration is doing with this. Are OUR TAX DOLLARS supporting THIS, ALSO? How much more can we American Taxpayers and Citizens TOLERATE of this raping of Pensions, Health Care, Retirement and Economy and Jobs for Our Children and Grandchildren? How much more for these ENDLESS WARS and WAR GAMES.

I thought we worked to Elect a Congress, Senate and President WHO WOULD NO LONGER DO the NEO-CON AGENDA? We Citizens BAILED OUT Banks and Wall Street...now it's WAR ....WAR...and MORE WAR!

And when does anyone who caused this EVER PAY for their CRIMES against CITIZENS and HUMANITY? :shrug:

WHEN?

I just posted this factual report about "ZE" (formerly Blackwater) in DU Editorials. If you are interested go to the link and READ.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x603071

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[KoKo]

9. Why is this post getting "Unrecommends?" Interesting..n/t

[niyad]

11. because there are a number of posters who seem to really hate jeremy

they claim he is completely uncredible, amoung other things

[gratuitous]

10. The mercenary market is kind of tight right now in the U.S.

And Erik doesn't like to work too hard. So, in the UAE, he can hire out his bully boys with the pitch that as non-Muslims they don't have quite the qualms with shooting Muslims that other Muslims might have. Look for a large number of former U.S. military folks to head to the Emirates, along with former South African apartheid-era thugs and others. There's always a market for guys who can squeeze a trigger without thinking twice about it, and why should all that careful training go to waste?