Blackwater's No-So-Little Steroids Problem

Posted by Steven Reynolds, The All Spin Zone at 5:39 AM on November 28, 2007.

Steven Reynolds: Blackwater has another scandal on its hands, and it is turning to Bud Selig to handle it.

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This post, written by Steven Reynolds, originally appeared on the All Spin Zone

Blackwater has another scandal on its hands, and it is turning to Bud Selig to handle it. All praise Blackwater!

In the wake of the latest Blackwater scandal, Erik Prince, CEO of Blackwater USA, is stepping down in favor of Bud Selig. It is clear this new scandal concerning steroid use by Blackwater mercenaries needs the special type of leadership only Mr. Selig can provide. Here's a bit about the scandal from CNN:

A quarter of Blackwater security guards in Iraq use steroids and other "judgment-altering substances," according to a lawsuit filed by the families of several Iraqis killed or wounded in a Baghdad shooting in September.

Blackwater denies the charges.

The suit, filed Monday in Washington, accuses the company of fostering "a culture of lawlessness" among its guards and says the use of excessive force helps the company preserve a key selling point -- the fact that none of its protectees have been killed during the four-year-old war.

"I think there is a whole corporate culture there that essentially rewards the use of excessive force -- shooting first, asking questions later," said Susan Burke, the lead attorney in the case.

The lawsuit accuses Blackwater of war crimes, wrongful death, assault, negligent hiring and emotional distress. The plaintiffs include two wounded survivors of the September 16 shootings around Nusoor Square, in western Baghdad, and the families of five people killed in the incident. Iraqi authorities say the guards killed 17 people in an act of "premeditated murder."

Mr. Selig is not the first choice of the Blackwater Board to succeed Mr. Prince. Barry Bonds, who would have brought his own substantial body armour to the position, has unfortunately been indicted recently, so he was disqualified as a candidate for the position.

Hat tip to DKos.

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Regarding the " shoot first, ask questions later" mentality of these thugs... [Report this comment] Posted by: ~Fiona~ on Nov 28, 2007 7:58 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] ...There is no real surprise in that revelation since it fits perfectly with the "Cockroach in Chief's" only leadership model... [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Holy Mussolini, Batman, here they come! [Report this comment] Posted by: monkeywrench on Nov 28, 2007 8:14 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Praise Blackwater, indeed! Say "hello" to America's new private Storm Troop...er...army, once their mission in Iraq is done (or they run out of people to kill first). I'll sleep better, once those expensive, taxpayer-trained goons...er...merciner...er..."soldiers" are back in the states – especially now that I know that Bush's Black Shirts are pumped up on "commando cocaine." We already got a taste of how they'll operate back here in the good ol' USA by what they did in post Katrina New Orleans, so: Look out, poor blacks! Look out, immigrants! Look out, gang-bangers! Look out...everybody... [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] A Nightmare in the making [Report this comment] Posted by: manderson on Nov 28, 2007 11:38 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] From my own experience with Cortisone (which IS a steroid) as a prescription remedy to the inflammation of Poison Oak, and the aggressiveness I felt as the itch and the rash went away, this looks like a nightmare in the making. It reminds me of the story of WW2....the German High Command giving the infantry Methamphetamine to make them more alert and aggressive. Is there no end to it? Steroids also cause cancer...which, pertaining to these damn Orc-creatures from Blackwater, may be an upside. Let 'em die.... [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Hope The Inbreds die [Report this comment] Posted by: Smitty511 on Nov 28, 2007 4:58 PM Current rating: 3 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Let's find a way to supply the Blackwater storm troopers with steroids laced with cyanide! None of them have ANY redeeming qualities. They are thieves, murderers, PEDOPHILES (even with their own children)and TRAITORS! No form of punishment is "Too Bad" for these sons of dogs and jackals. The only Blackwater killers who got their just rewards were last seen on a bridge in Falujah! They forfeited the right to life as soon as they took that first paycheck as baby killing mercenaries in Iraq and other foreign countries. Most of them probably don't even know who their daddy is or if he even walks on 2 legs! They are a Zionist threat that needs a "Final Solution". [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » What's with the Zionist shit? Posted by: thekidde » RE: What's with the Zionist shit? Posted by: Ian MacLeod » RE: What's with the Zionist shit? Posted by: Smitty511 » FYI - Erik Prince is a right wing Christian fundamentalist Posted by: thekidde Ahhh, my favorite topic BLACKWATER, [Report this comment] Posted by: Doubtom on Nov 28, 2007 7:26 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] -the scourge of the nation. The nation, indeed the world, will be a better and cleaner place with the demise of these gun-happy freaks who like to pass themselves off as freedom fighters. While Blackwater may not be a Zionist organization, it at least has a nice jewish boy heading it now with Bud Zelig. Anything to make money right Bud? Tell you what Bud, make sure that your overgrown children with their deadly toys confine their activity to foreign countries because I have a feeling that if they're turned loose on the American people again they might have to limp home. I don't know of very many people who will recognize the authority of mercenaries on our native soil. I damn sure won't and I don't have to undergo special training from Blackwater to know how to handle them. Highly trained specialists!! What a crock of shit! The biggest joke is that these clowns are being hired to train the military, when every damn one of them was himself trained by the military. Go figure. What a con this is, with millions of our tax dollars going to make the rich richer by claiming to be the only source of training for security and how to kill, both being jobs that the military has been doing quite well and a hell of a lot cheaper for centuries. And remember folks, Blackwater is but one of many of these "profit at any cost" outfits. STOP BLACKWATER! There's no place for hired guns in a free country and I didn't fight in two bloody wars only to see my country taken over by greedy killers posing as good guys. Somebody stop me, I'm beginning to foam at the mouth,,,,, [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] steroids and the shrinking penis [Report this comment] Posted by: KaptainSpiffy on Nov 29, 2007 4:35 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] if ya ain't got any balls ya usually compensate with a bigger gun. would you give your wife a gun to help resolve your marital problems during 'that' time of month? i didn't think so [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Blackwater is the recreation of the Brownshirts [Report this comment] Posted by: riotoustanpdx on Dec 1, 2007 4:21 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Everyone who has concerns about the present administration, the Corporate "mastery" of America and the New World Order should read at least the first 300 pages of "Der Fuhrer." It is the story of the aims and beginnings of the National Socialists in Germany, 1918-1934. It will become clear, painfully clear, that we are witnessing the recreation of the Nazi, or National Socialist Brownshirts as we discuss Blackwater. Is "Erik" a German name? Is Selig? Very few seem to know that the Nazis DID NOT accept Moral Defeat at the end of WW2, but only a military ceasefire that WE termed their ultimate defeat. The Nazi aim was to establish a Reich that would last 1,000 years. Those who believe that the aim was to eliminate the Jews dangerously underestimate the true aim, and that dream of "the master race" is far from being erased from history. Karl Roverer's (aka Rove) father was but one of 10,000+ Nazis who emigrated to the U.S. after 1945. Prescott Bush was a Nazi banker. "The lunatics are at the door." [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

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