Wednesday, May 28, 2008
The Second Civil War
Fascism is the logical outcome of a privatized state--an outcome US corporations have already achieved. Blackwater USA, a private military founded by right-wing Christians, provides the bulk of the 100,000 unaccountable mercenaries used by the Pentagon in Iraq and Afghanistan. Armed with machine guns, Blackwater thugs were also used by the federal government in stopping Blacks in New Orleans trying to escape the Hurricane Katrina flooding from walking over a bridge into a white suburb.
Real News TV features Jeremy Scahill's report on Blackwater, The Shadow Army.
Real News TV features Jeremy Scahill's report on Blackwater, The Shadow Army.
