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Have you heard about Blackwater? Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army by Jeremy Scahill:

Meet BLACKWATER USA, the world’s most secretive and powerful mercenary firm. Based in the wilderness of North Carolina, it is the fastest-growing private army on the planet with forces capable of carrying out regime change throughout the world. Blackwater protects the top US officials in Iraq and yet we know almost nothing about the firm’s quasi-military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and inside the US. Blackwater was founded by an extreme right-wing fundamentalist Christian mega-millionaire ex- Navy Seal named Erik Prince, the scion of a wealthy conservative family that bankrolls far-right-wing causes.

Here is the transcript of an interview with author Jeremy Scahill.

So these lovely people want to build another training base, guess where? Yep, in east San Diego County, not far from where I plan to move next fall/winter. Thank goodness the locals are creating quite a fuss about it.

Ironically, in my research about being a good steward of the earth, I discovered that in water conservation terms, blackwater has another meaning. There is greywater [from laundry, dishes, showers, etc.] that can be used for gardens and so on. Blackwater is raw sewage — literally, shit and piss mixed together. Mmm, smell the aroma.

What a perfect choice of names.

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