Erik Prince Talks with Charlie Rose

[dogblast]

As a serious operator myself I ask:Whats wrong with a privately funded Army? If you got the money - hire them. If you don't , piss off. If they were not sucsessful they wouldnt exist or get paid. These are highly trained bad-asses who would kick any of your asses so please, please go watch the Woodstock movie or something.

Randy Cooter

Serious Operator

[nissaforyou]

I sadly wish I was millionare and hire blackwater to stop injustices all over the world. I wish they would stop the drug cartels, darfur, and all the murderous gangs who murder defenseless people. Well dreaming is free :)

[direstraits92]

Behold, the future of the world's military.

[DarkWriter31]

Watch this interview and then watch Wolf Blitzer's interview and you'll notice some things. They were filmed around the same time, just after Prince was testifying to congress. You'll notice that he stays on message, welcoming "oversite", and avoiding tougher questions about financing and conduct of his 'employees". In other words, he's a perfect politician.

[kryckeestrooff]

Another Murdering war loving NIGGER!

[Techfree815]

Charlie Rose is a whore with no moral character.

[HexTest]

Darfur could've used a force like this. Hell, Rwanda would've been more peaceful if the UN had actually followed through with hiring Executive Outcomes.

[235RB]

Fucking coward scumbag! Why does't he answer for the 4 deaths in Felujah!!

[saleemalbuz]

yea watch the movie watch the movie watch the movie.

[MKUltra3]

this is so theatrical - in their orange makeup

real power hides

[betterpresident09]

Red-neck SOB. Phony Christian hypocrite. That haircut has a swastika under it.

[mick3545]

Just look at his hair cut, the man is totally insane and doesn't really give a shit if his employees killed 20 or 20,000 iraqi civilians. He has made his money from you poor deluded tax payers who don't have a single say in how your country is run.

[Drastam]

Mercenary.

[mullaahmed]

@Drastam Mercenary is a job like any other.

[christoabbe]

fuck you

[Alvord1430]

I always like to consult with stage and movie actor George Clooney on important military matters too. Erik Prince can take action whenever he wants. He just wants the taxpayers to write him a big check first.

[agnoses]

This is all a waste. Come on, we can respond better than with a plane full of idiots with guns. Find Bin Ladden, kill him AND anyone that thinks his actions are good. Simple, take brains and a few boxes of bullets. NOT BILLIONS OF OUR TAX DOLLARS. Sadam Hussan was giving an interview on tv just day before we declared war. WAR IS NOT A GAME. If it was up to me he wouldn't have left the studio that day alive. Innocent people are being killed and destroyed! ETHICS. READ THE CONSTITUTION! PLEASE

[talebi818]

@agnoses Xe(Blackwater) are all former Navy Seals and Special Forces in the United States military. I highly suspect they are idiots.

[agnoses]

@talebi818 Haliberton is the real devil - but look at the who's who within Haliberton - Dick Chaney, and a whole lot of "important" people. FOLLOW THE MONEY. Most of our military are just like us - young men and women that care about their families and join to make a difference. We need to make a difference through educating and empowering the youth.

Follow the money and you'll find the devils.

The money whores hate people that can build and change the world. Education is power.

[mullaahmed]

@agnoses I highly suspect he would slap your ass to pieces. Not the other way around.

[anabell9948]

Erik Prince he is a reptilian

[bressone]

Yeah, I know, play the savior for personal and economic gain. That is the principle Amerikkka was built on, but you believe the mythological history of the U.S., which is a great piece of fantasy and heroism, but filled with fables. Let me guess, you believe Paul Revere actually existed, George Washington never told a lie, America is a Christian nation, even though all the so-called forefathers were Deist, Masons, and Unitarian Universalists, Booth killed Lincoln, Oswald killed Kennedy...

[ww2footage]

Xe ? What that mean? like they are some trockyist neocon Xe CIA Guevaras or what? assholes

[bressone]

E. Prince (if that is even his real name) is Satan in the flesh.

[GeorgeLee]

@bressone He is a member of 'Christian Freedom International'. I'm not kidding.

[2528997]

@ GeorgeLee

Wouldn't that be the ideal place for "Satan" to be in this world?

[voted4bush]

@bressone So satan wants to save rwandans? Not likely.

[DerrickCole]

There's a key issue to think about when you decide whether or not you support mercenaries.

The issue is, whether or not they can and will act as soldiers should act. If they see themselves as soldiers...if they have pride as soldiers in their own actions, then I personally see no problem with them. I believe, honestly, it's one of the spectrums of future war - like EO way back.

Blackwater, though, in my opinion, has proven that they aren't soldiers. They are, in my opinion, real dogs of war.

[Romany1111]

Prince is a blight on real warriors. He is a mercenary, hiding behind a bible. Xe/Blackwater has conned/blackmailed State into continuing their contracts. They are now running drone attacks, without any responsibility. Obama, where are you?

[HowdyCallmeDaddy1]

Obama is writing their checks, thats where he is

[Romany1111]

Yeah, while he's collecting the Nobel prize. Hypocrite. Like Bush, but with better speech.

[citanon]

How, exactly, did he con/blackmail State? Maybe with the fact that not a single diplomat died or injured under Blackwater protection?

How are they "running" the drone attacks? Are they calling the shots? Are their hands on the joystick?

Why so much hate for Blackwater?

[XmXFLUXmX]

@citanon Because liberals hate white soldiers, and love Muslim terrorists

[semdavidanger]

all that it is bullshit blackwater is a mercenary company mercenaries engage in war for a price

[logtype47]

How does a Erik Prince, a conservative who supports limited government - contradict himself by securing massive federal contracts which are financed through tax payer revenue?

They want to limit taxes, yet their bottom line is heavily reliant upon a large tax reserve.

[rowdy916]

This fuckwad needs to be thrown in jail asap. Who the fuck does erik prince think he is? Anyone of his boys ever get near my city I will shoot them.. illegal and all being paid for by Cheney

[Hellscope1]

lol you'd get raped dumb ass

[mullaahmed]

@rowdy916 Sure you would....

[Drawnsbyme]

@rowdy916 Erik Prince doesn't THINK, but IS a multi milionair, with a private army. That's who he is.

And you go ahead and try to shoot them, because you will get yourself into huge trouble for that.

[Nuggiismand]

Ohh you can't be that stupid!! How come you have to PAY for Heatlhcare in the US.. Join the Army and they pay my way Heatlhcare incl.

Fact is you spent more money on Military then Heatlhcare! Open your damm eyes!..

In Denmark everyone has Heatlhcare. we pay small amount in our tax! BUT EVERYONE has it...you get sick you get treated no matter what..!

The US troops are some of the best gear'd soldiers in the world.! theres a reason for that...

[mercpker]

i support pmcs' they r wat help us win wars and complete mission our military cant their juristiction passes our militarys allowing more to be done i dotn see whats wrong with it the sooner we end the war the better why not higher more pmcs' they do nothing but help and a group like blackwater supports the us more then any of its other contracts out there make them more trustworthy to us

[boxant]

I think Xe (blackwater) can provide interesting tools. I have nothing wrong with private military forces.

[235RB]

@boxant You mean by tools, Killing innocent civlians and having no consequences to face?

[boxant]

@235RB I think history shows us that it's national military forces who are the ones who can get away with murder. Private military forces are held to a higher degree of scrutiny, and have a motivation to not commit murder, as it will have a negative impact on their business.

[235RB]

@boxant Really? How many blackwater guys have been prosecuted for wrong doings in Iraq? answer, only two, one for child pornography, both had nothing to do with crimes against Iraqis. Number of military members court marshalled, is 64 maybe more. They are absolutely not held to a higher degree, You have it backwards.

[boxant]

@235RB Oh brother, comparing those numbers is ridiculous, how more state military personal are there in Iraq than BW (the answer is "a lot")?

The only way private firms could be less accountable is if they have state protection from litigation, which is not something I would ever advocate. In addition, to argue that private firms are "worse" because they have state protection is putting the blame on the wrong entity.

Any private firms accused of trophy killings?

[235RB]

@boxant Maybe it was at another point but during Iraq the ratio at one point was 1 to 1. They do have protection, since they are not acting as a direct military they have been unaccountable. Remember the 4 deaths in Felujah, the four guys from Blackwater that were killed. There was no investigation into that. Well they do get away with shit, you obviously are uninformed about all this, especially about the cowards in Blackwater.

[WhereIsBinLaden]

4) Knows that the Religious Right has plundered billions for the the Iraq War from the U.S. treasury and the 'cause' will be supported forever...

If only half of that is true, America we have a problem!!!

How can we move forward as a nation supporting this type of person!

Someone needs to jerk this guys chain, cut-off the funding, do something to shake him down.

[lovejen01]

hey man, the fact is we are not spending the amount of money you think we are in Iraq we spend more on healthcare than we do defense and 2 wars going on.

Another thing is people want to hire contractors to handle some jobs it is the prerogative. Secondaly they can do better jobs like Darfourth than the regular military. Plus i like to see you try to take out Erik Prince.

[WhereIsBinLaden]

You don't know, and nobody does, the cost of the Pentagon, NSA, Homland Security, etc. Trillions for sure - makes healthcare budget look like loose change...

People! What people? The fact is we shouldn't be in Iraq, and the reason we are is to enrich people like Prince and his kind.

Blackwater was created to further the agenda of the religious right !!

Americans are viewed worldwide as second class people because of how we misuse our military.

[Nasiar000]

Im sorry but no. Heatlhcare is much larger than military spending

[WhereIsBinLaden]

Prince appears in the video, and all others for that matter, to not have a care in the world. Is that possible? Well, ya it is, and here's how....

1) Answers only to Lord Almighty, and therefore has no concern for what happens in this life...

2) Knows that at all times his back is covered by one of his military buddies (just in case the former point doesn't pan-out , hehehe)

3) No need for more money, though that would get him more power, so more money is good..

[DocuJunk]

Blackwater are in the business of ethnic cleansing.

[mullaahmed]

@DocuJunk Do you have any proof?

[WmBurroughsTomato]

ERIK PRINCE is NOT a follower of JESUS CHRIST because murderers do NOT inherit the Kingdom. Jesus said that those who live by violence will perish by violence. Iraqis & Afghans are loved by Christ who died for them. They are not subhumans nor are they shooting targets for Blackwater murderers. If you immorally invade a nation & they defend themselves that does NOT make them TERRORISTS. Prince is a deluded man who has finally reaped what he's sown just as all Blackwater murderers will.

[mullaahmed]

@WmBurroughsTomato Yes, they are subhumans.

[gunner23]

Charlie rose is a media whore.

[defexorcist]

So, when the Chinese form a semi-mercenary force that does not have to answer to the law and they capture some of Prince's men and cook their cajones off, he better not complain. He's just another unhinged profiteer who justifies his actions with religion and pride.

[colintdean]

The facts are what make me perfectly comfortable with this guy and his company. And the kool-aid reference is appropriate, but feel free to cry about it.

[BernieSchwartzBS]

Erik Prince will go to prison and be a screaming bitch, loving every probe he receives.

[moviedude22]

yea ok now substitute his name for yours and i think you got a much more accurate statement.

[colintdean]

This dude is a genuine American badass.

[mothartrucker]

he's a genuine mass murderer. by the way the indiscriminate killing these mercs engage in pretty much destroy them mentally unless they were all psychopaths to begin with.

[colintdean]

keep drinking the kool aid...

[polyzygote]

the facts must make you uncomfortable, crying kool aid is such a pathetic cop out.

[mothartrucker]

colintdean I suggest you go to Google News and read this article: Wars Psychic Toll

[BernieSchwartzBS]

keep dreaming and greedily drinking the buckets of semen these demons forced Iraqi women to drink right before they blew their heads off.

[BernieSchwartzBS]

Erik Prince is a murdering whore and Xe is George H W Bush's private army to keep him alive and bring in little boys for him to diddle. This is a religious fanatic in the mode of Hitler.

[Bombardier183814]

When in Rome.............

The countries that these soldiers are deployed to have never heard of the Geneva Convention.

For those who condem them........were you in a position to be rescued/protected by them - you would praise them to the heavens. Sitting at home in your comfort zone it is real easy to take the high road isn't it?

If anyone is a weasel old son it is surely you and the other nay-sayers.

[chronodyne]

weasely little prick

[eatandtravel]

I don't him. However, the world needs guys like him.

[polyzygote]

right the world needs more armed religious fundamentalist in alignment with transnational corporations and the american plutocracy. smart

[shakdeesow]

Erik Prince is also a member of "Christian freedom International" which is known as a right wing christian group. Blackwater employees also illegally smuggled weapons into Iraq and gave them to the Kurdistan Workers party which was later designated as a terrorist group by the U.S.!...funny the interviewers never ask about that!

[ThoughtCriminal911]

funny how these killers are believers in god but then again in the bible kills many times even firstborns so the religion fits this killer.

[beatnikjd]

Eric Prince is scum!

[Rx78gil]

This is how the Roman Empire fell when it let Merc's run around and fight for them. These people don't follow the same rules as the lawful military do. When war becomes profit run a war lasting longer is in their sights. These people don't care about people they care about the money. The republic is in danger.

[32shutout]

What's wrong with letting privately contracted soldiers do a job if they can do it better/cheaper than the army?

I hope they are in it for a profit, because that means that they are doing their job better- i.e., protecting diplomats, etc.

[YusefAsabiyah]

Do they do it better? Do they do it cheaper? On question 1: not according to General Petraeus or Sec Gates; On question 2: the US taxpayer pays BW apprx 500K/yr/BW employee...Vastly more than the taxpayer pays per year per military personnel.

[rowdy916]

something called the Nazi party that grew and developed based on the same premise

[IDudessonI]

Knights Of Malta ROCKS always!!!

[countbloodula]

erik prince is a closet homosexual

[Monkeylover5555]

do you like my profile?

yawn.i get so horny at this time of day. Na

[wittlesbach]

God bless Erik Prince and all of the brave men in Blackwater!

[twistedwrister]

Let's hope they're not blessed, otherwise there will be no consequences for what they've done.

[hooplana8]

thank god for blackwater and what they do

god bless them

[MankindCartoons]

you can't be serious.

[gaara14killer]

Really Why not and what his co. is doing in iraq is kick ass! they Rock and they rock for a hell of alot of money!!!

[lklinga]

Well I think its actually great iea because with the things as they are now till UN movers their ass you have genocide in full swing if he get paid for it by the un with UN supervision why the fuck not.

[Ecothearcy]

the sudan liberation army, is private, armed, and anti-government. who do u think bought their guns ? darfur is on top of a huge lake of oil.

[michanalei]

wtf. erik prince would never help rawanda. where's the money in it. he keeps talking about the movie. what about all the iraqi civilians blackwater kills w/out any accountablility? he is not a humanitarian/PEACE KEEPER?? what a joke. he is a greedy right winged crazed fanatical christian gun loving, violent dangerous dangerous man. Just wait till blackwater is patroling your city. You think it's bad w/regular cops. at least they're accountable to a point. blackwater will never be at this rate.

[extracurricular99]

Thank you. Exactly. This is part of the neocon philosophy to privatize the army and break away from international law. And Blackwater is privately owned. Erik Prince is a classic war profiteer. It's immoral and unlawful.

[Symian27]

You are right, Prince is a corrupt individual, part of a very dangerous climate of the corporatisation of war, violence and espionage. But people need to understand, he and his company are mercenaries. Mercenaries are whores, the oldest profession in the world. There always have been and always will be mercenaries. At the moment he depends for his livelihood on the regular huge payments he is getting from the U.S. administration. So once more the blame comes back to... guess who? Bush again.

[voted4bush]

@michanalei You have no idea what you're talking about. It's obvious.

[jaumepared]

Fair comments and reasonable discussion. What is the role of the private sector in protecting people and helping keep places safe? An important discussion this country needs to address.

[TIR4G]

we need more people like prince, to deal with these moron countries, that cant handle there own affairs.

[ffairlane57]

You talk exactly like a UN flag-waving Democrat form the 1960's.

[Symian27]

TIR4G, you are crazy. The hostilities in Georgia, which may lead to World War 3, were planned many months ago with the assistance and involvement of Prince's company BlackWater - mercenaries/military prostitutes paid handsomely by Bush. It was a similar story in Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam and elsewhere. Since the 50s the U.S. has been sending the CIA and mercenaries into foreign countries to cause trouble. And the result? Increased global terrorism and instability, and unimaginable loss of life.

[Riyun72]

Tvdmtac- Let the weak die and strong live? So I guess if you're considered weak and some would we should just let you die? people don't hate US because they want it, they hate it because you assholes constantly force it down their throats thinking your lifestyle is best. Tell me what right minded person would want things like Columbine in their country. US are trigger happy morons. Uneducated fools with guns.

[gabecollett]

Prince cant offer offensive services

But I do, in my youtube remarx

Its amazing how badly NeoCon Ideology has destroyed and harmed the world, including the USA over the last 30 years

OBAMA 08

[satxboi30]

Republican Party is Uber SS

[fedeman2]

Sir Douchebag!

[Tvdmtac]

Go for it Erik make America strong. Let the weak die and strong survive when the rest of America figures it out we will follow! These pussy don't understand how the world hates our standard of living because they want it!

[jet310]

It doesn't matter what kind of name you use Erik, you are a bunch of mercenaries out for profit. Your occupation-WAR!

[twistedscissor]

What makes America different than any other 3rd world country. NOTHING!!!!!! This shit is dangerous. And it's becoming one hell of an Army right in your backyard.

[jsfumato]

Hotel Rawanda???gimmie a Break Eric like you fukkin care remember "you are private company...key word private.."

private=profit . Mr Prince refund U.S. Taxpayers $800 million NOW !

[tkbroad]

This guy is the worst kind of sociopath.

Here he is talking about providing good medical aid to his men when his company has allowed his own men to murder whoever they want when they want and has also not given his men the protection they need and they have subsequently been shot to pieces.

[goody2bad2]

Another elite Republican insider cashing in on the privatized War on Terror. Of course he'd be willing to go to Rwanda, on a for-profit mission, but who would've footed the bill?

[satxboi30]

Erik Prince is a dangerous man. Blackwater is a private SS.

[ilovejosephriviera]

Yeah they should be sent to Darfur. Those guys need help.

[Jason84575]

simply put...

Private armies are a step in the wrong direction.

[cruxvader]

so are public armies.

[Jason84575]

Well I would say any army is a step in the wrong direction but just will not happen.

Since we do have armies I would very much prefer a army that is accountable to the public rather than to money in the case of democracy. For dictatoships and the like a private army is not much different then a public one.

[oldhacks]

eric prince is the Himler of the Bushco.

[bunnasoo2]

That's it! When I saw this (I DVR Charlie every night) I thought he looked like he just changed out of the SS uniform for this interview, but I couldn't think which particular Nazi he's the current version of.

[apachedisco]

Jesus fing xrist Rose. You get all the good invterviews.

[PObserver]

Hey Charlie, you let him off easy. Prince claimed that he had to "compete" with other contractors in a bid; this cannot be further from the truth.

Blackwater USA was awarded a no-bid contract, like many other contractors such as Haliburton.

Keep on keeping them honest Rose, you do a good job.

[davidnc76]

Let the propaganda machine of Blackwater start rolling.

[KamikazeKoscki]

The problem is sharing the wealth around the world, peaceful people could stabalize Darfar, it's not in the interest of the elites. Exploiting people is their goal not stabalizing third world countries. Eradicate Vulture funds here in America and watch how fast that in it self stabalize Africa!