Blackwater tied to CIA assassination plot

[citizen k]

The CIA has assassinated plenty of people.

Not anymore, it seems.

Today, the CIA does not kill anyone, as shameful and weak as it may sound.

He would disagree.



Baitullah Mehsud    c. 1974 – August 23, 2009

[Martinus]

So, they killed a hairy mushroom man?

[MadImmortalMan]

So, they killed a hairy mushroom man?

Yes. Awesome. Unfortunately the princess was in another castle.

[The Minsky Moment]

WTF are people talking about?  This is the money quote from the article:

Executives from Blackwater, which has generated controversy because of its aggressive tactics in Iraq, helped the spy agency with planning, training and surveillance.

Read on: "It is unclear whether the C.I.A. had planned to use the contractors to capture or kill Qaeda operatives, or just to help with training and surveillance" 

The C.I.A. spent several million dollars on the program, which did not capture or kill any terrorist suspects.

That's sheilbh's point.  The fact they were incompetent is not a defense to the policy, whatever the policy was.

[Hansmeister]

WTF are people talking about?  This is the money quote from the article:

Executives from Blackwater, which has generated controversy because of its aggressive tactics in Iraq, helped the spy agency with planning, training and surveillance.

Read on: "It is unclear whether the C.I.A. had planned to use the contractors to capture or kill Qaeda operatives, or just to help with training and surveillance" 

The C.I.A. spent several million dollars on the program, which did not capture or kill any terrorist suspects.

That's sheilbh's point.  The fact they were incompetent is not a defense to the policy, whatever the policy was.

SInce Blackwater wasn't apparently hired to capture or kill terrorists it would've been strange if they had.  It would be highly unusual, to say the least, if you'd killed some terrorists while running a training exercise.

[The Minsky Moment]

According that that article , we still don't know exactly what they were hired to do