Blackwater: The Shootinest Mercenaries in Iraq
Thursday, September 27th, 2007
Congratulations to Blackwater, who, despite being just one of the many private armies currently employed by the Pentagon and State Department to “provide security” in Iraq, is handily beating all their competitors when it comes to shooting Iraqis. Blackwater has officially fired weapons “at least twice as often per convoy mission as security guards working for other American security firms.” Someone’s getting a hefty bump come the holiday appropriations season! MORE »
Congratulations to Blackwater, who, despite being just one of the many private armies currently employed by the Pentagon and State Department to “provide security” in Iraq, is handily beating all their competitors when it comes to shooting Iraqis. Blackwater has officially fired weapons “at least twice as often per convoy mission as security guards working for other American security firms.” Someone’s getting a hefty bump come the holiday appropriations season! MORE »









Here is a picture of Katherine Harris in 1997. 
“Like to see Justice investigate these, amirite?” (Photo via AP)
So lawmakers take lobbyist-sponsored trips, so what? So a 4-day jaunt to London for Thomas Bliley (R-VA) cost $30k, so what? The Times points out today that even more lucrative than being a member of Congress is working for a member of Congress. Congressional aides got $30 million in sponsored trips over the last couple years, beating their bosses by $10 mil.