ARTICLE: Bush's Shadow Army, Jeremy Scahill, The Nation, March 15, 2007
It's a sign of desperation, but the right sign and the right instinct. Blackwater can help, but it would be a stopgap measure. Does it beat not doing anything? Yes. But if the outcome is bad, does it scare us off from any logical U.S. military action, either direct or through locals? Maybe.
So a risky notion reflecting the desperate situation and people's frustration with it.
Thanks to Patrick Squire for sending this.
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Comments (3)
The problem I have with this article, not Tom's comments, is the conspiratorial tone of it. Bush's Shadow Army? Shadow Army? Shadowy?
Heck they have a very upfront website here: http://www.blackwaterusa.com/
What is so 'shadowy' about that?
Posted by Steven | March 20, 2007 9:09 AM
what a silly article...praetorian guard? war apparatus? Start with quality investigative journalism, and then muck it all up with silly, partisan assumptions and conclusions. I should've stopped reading when I read "The Nation" at the top. I guess Bush-hatred really does bring out the conspiracist. I can't wait until we raise the debate above this left-right bull****...
Posted by Jacob | March 20, 2007 10:30 AM
I'm inclined to agree with you. But I also agree with the congressional probe: how can countries in the gap trust Blackwater (and, by extention, our government) when we ourselves don't even know where they stand?
Posted by Michael | March 20, 2007 6:46 PM