Activists Serve Blackwater With 'Statement of Foreclosure for Moral Bankruptcy'

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http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/04/27-3

Activists Serve Blackwater With 'Statement of Foreclosure for Moral Bankruptcy'

Activists march on Blackwater’s Illinois facility, saying no matter how many times it changes its name, Blackwater can’t hide from its bloody history or its lawlessness.

by Jeremy Scahill

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Below is the statement issued by the activists this morning:

STATEMENT OF FORECLOSURE
DELIVERED TO BLACKWATER (Xe) FOR
MORAL BANKRUPTCY
April 27, 2009

As Catholic Workers and other concerned citizens of the United States we come today to this northwest Illinois Blackwater training site in an act of nonviolent protest. We are here to make a citizens foreclosure on this property of a company that is morally bankrupt. We are here to reclaim it for the people of this nation who promote democracy and security by humanitarian efforts.

We stand here today as citizens who live in solidarity with and in service to fellow citizens who struggle with joblessness, homelessness, and inadequate wages. We are here to stop the flow of billions of tax dollars to the privatization of our military and the miniaturization of our police by companies like Blackwater; a company that is responsible for:

· Killing innocent Iraqi civilians
· Smuggling weapons illegally into Iraq
· Tax evasion
· Illegal possession of firearms

We are here to hold them accountable for all their illegal and immoral actions.

No matter how many times this company changes its name, it can run but it cannot hide from its bloody history or its lawlessness.

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1. K&R

[OhioChick]

2. K&R

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3. Thank you for bringing attention to this. I really wanted to

go with them, but I couldn't get away. Kathy Kelly and Ann Wright are two of the people who inspire me to do things I never thought I could and I am proud to know them.

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