Erik Prince’s Global Power Grab: From Congo to Guantanamo 2.0 | Mintpress
#ErikPrince, the controversial founder of #Blackwater and longtime ally of Donald Trump, is mounting a major comeback. He has secured a new deal to “protect” the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) lucrative mineral sector and is pitching a privatized prison complex in El Salvador that critics say echoes Guantanamo Bay.
In exchange for #US military support to combat a rebel insurgency, the DRC would grant lucrative mining contracts to the United States.
Reminder : The Nisour Square massacre occurred on September 16, 2007, when employees of Blackwater Security Consulting (now #Constellis), a private military company contracted by the United States government to provide security services in Iraq, shot at Iraqi civilians, killing 17 and injuring 20 in Nisour Square, #Baghdad, while escorting a U.S. embassy convoy.
#ErikPrince, the controversial founder of #Blackwater and longtime ally of Donald Trump, is mounting a major comeback. He has secured a new deal to “protect” the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) lucrative mineral sector and is pitching a privatized prison complex in El Salvador that critics say echoes Guantanamo Bay.
In exchange for #US military support to combat a rebel insurgency, the DRC would grant lucrative mining contracts to the United States.
Reminder : The Nisour Square massacre occurred on September 16, 2007, when employees of Blackwater Security Consulting (now #Constellis), a private military company contracted by the United States government to provide security services in Iraq, shot at Iraqi civilians, killing 17 and injuring 20 in Nisour Square, #Baghdad, while escorting a U.S. embassy convoy.
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This is exactly how the invasion of Iraq began in 2003. Even before the first missile strikes on #Baghdad (March 20, 2003), groups from the #CIA Special Activities Division and Army Special Forces (Green Berets) were already on Iraqi territory. The special forces landed in Iraqi Kurdistan (right on the border with Iran). Their task was to establish contact with the Kurdish militia "Peshmerga," prepare airfields, and create a second front to tie down the Iraqi army in the north. The Navy SEALs, in particular, secured the port of Umm Qasr — Iraq's only deep-water port, which was necessary for delivering supplies and provisioning troops.
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This is exactly how the invasion of Iraq began in 2003. Even before the first missile strikes on #Baghdad (March 20, 2003), groups from the #CIA Special Activities Division and Army Special Forces (Green Berets) were already on Iraqi territory. The special forces landed in Iraqi Kurdistan (right on the border with Iran). Their task was to establish contact with the Kurdish militia "Peshmerga," prepare airfields, and create a second front to tie down the Iraqi army in the north. The Navy SEALs, in particular, secured the port of Umm Qasr — Iraq's only deep-water port, which was necessary for delivering supplies and provisioning troops.
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#Iran
🇮🇶🇺🇸⚡️ — NEW: The U.S. Victory Base in #Baghdad, #Iraq, has been struck by multiple drones tonight and is now on fire.
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@Slavyangrad
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- Tabz Media
@Slavyangrad
#Iran
Iran War Update :
A strike has been carried out on the AM transmitter of the Persian Gulf Radio and Television Center in Bandar Abbas, Iran. One person was killed.
The strikes by the Epstein coalition continue throughout the night.
Israel reported that it has started using old unguided munitions.
#NATO is expected to complete the withdrawal of troops from Iraq within the next 24 hours. #Iran has been striving for this for many years.
The Iraqi Shiite resistance has issued an ultimatum to the US, demanding the withdrawal of all troops from Iraq within 5 days. Attacks on American bases in Iraq continue on a daily basis. Last night, the "Victoria" base in #Baghdad was attacked again.
The #US has informed Israel that efforts to break through the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could take several weeks, which means that the war is likely to last longer than initially expected.
Picture : Nato troops evacuating under Iraqi protection
sources : @intelslava @simurgRes
A strike has been carried out on the AM transmitter of the Persian Gulf Radio and Television Center in Bandar Abbas, Iran. One person was killed.
The strikes by the Epstein coalition continue throughout the night.
Israel reported that it has started using old unguided munitions.
#NATO is expected to complete the withdrawal of troops from Iraq within the next 24 hours. #Iran has been striving for this for many years.
The Iraqi Shiite resistance has issued an ultimatum to the US, demanding the withdrawal of all troops from Iraq within 5 days. Attacks on American bases in Iraq continue on a daily basis. Last night, the "Victoria" base in #Baghdad was attacked again.
The #US has informed Israel that efforts to break through the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could take several weeks, which means that the war is likely to last longer than initially expected.
Picture : Nato troops evacuating under Iraqi protection
sources : @intelslava @simurgRes