My thoughts exactly. Mercenaries and military contractors holding a peace conference?!! These are the same oxymorons that name weapons of mass destruction peacekeeper missles.
This is the result of a do-nothing congress and freeforall administration. These people have no jurisdiction, but they're trying to provide some oversight, albeit without any teeth.
It sounds good in theory, but just because there's a piece of paper that says these individuals should have a "code of ethics", these are more of a guideline than a real hard rule. And besides that, how many people in these countries know that they can file a complaint? They're probably not very vocal about these procedures for filing complaints.
And it's especially hard to file complaints with a government that is not functioning (as in Iraq) against mercenaries that have blanket immunity against prosecutions (Blackwater). These are the same people that tried to pay off civilians with $5000 when $250,000 was being asked for. These are the same people bribing government officials in Iraq with OUR MONEY, just as they're "lobbying" government officials in America.
Look at all the rich white folks! This is a nice view of what REALLY goes on behind the Iraq War, this is clearly a WAR FOR PROFIT! There's money to be made, folks, dig in!! Billions and billions up for grabs! Who wants some!?!
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cliftonhauusd 1 year ago
It Is Blood Money!!!!!!
ApacheSk 4 years ago
another great report. the reporter was just the right side of polite and asked some clever questions getting some good answers. good work TPM!
bodah44 4 years ago 2
Those were some pointed questions. That was a fascinating insight.
baskil 4 years ago
Any chance you can post these documents up here?
puretroubleman 4 years ago
My thoughts exactly. Mercenaries and military contractors holding a peace conference?!! These are the same oxymorons that name weapons of mass destruction peacekeeper missles.
dafttool 4 years ago 2
So basically they're saying that their code of ethics is built upon the honor system . . . which is inherently built upon a code of ethics.
AdamJBernier 4 years ago
This is the result of a do-nothing congress and freeforall administration. These people have no jurisdiction, but they're trying to provide some oversight, albeit without any teeth.
This is a whitewash.
voiyour 4 years ago
Thank You!!!!!!!!!
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ApacheSk 4 years ago
It sounds good in theory, but just because there's a piece of paper that says these individuals should have a "code of ethics", these are more of a guideline than a real hard rule. And besides that, how many people in these countries know that they can file a complaint? They're probably not very vocal about these procedures for filing complaints.
Drstrangelove17 4 years ago 4
And it's especially hard to file complaints with a government that is not functioning (as in Iraq) against mercenaries that have blanket immunity against prosecutions (Blackwater). These are the same people that tried to pay off civilians with $5000 when $250,000 was being asked for. These are the same people bribing government officials in Iraq with OUR MONEY, just as they're "lobbying" government officials in America.
dafttool 4 years ago 4
Look at all the rich white folks! This is a nice view of what REALLY goes on behind the Iraq War, this is clearly a WAR FOR PROFIT! There's money to be made, folks, dig in!! Billions and billions up for grabs! Who wants some!?!
maestrogringo 4 years ago 4