Blackwater: Hired Guns, Above the Law by Jeremy Scahill Global Research, September 22, 2007 My name is Jeremy Scahill. I am an investigative reporter for The Nation magazine and the author of the book Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army. I have spent the better part of the past several years researching the phenomenon of privatized warfare and the increasing involvement of the private sector in the support and waging of US wars. During the course of my investigations, I have interviewed scores of sources, filed many Freedom of Information Act requests, obtained government contracts and private company documents of firms operating in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. When asked, I have attempted to share the results of my investigations, including documents obtained through FOIA and other processes, with members of Congress and other journalists. I would like to thank this committee for the opportunity to be here today and for taking on this very serious issue. Over the past six days, we have all been following very closely the developments out of Baghdad in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of as many as 20 Iraqis by operatives working for the private military company Blackwater USA. The Iraqi government is alleging that among the dead are a small child and her parents and the prime minister has labeled Blackwater’s conduct as “criminal” and spoke of “the killing of our citizens in cold blood.” While details remain murky and subject to …
The four aircraft which crashed on September 11th, 2001 have never been forensically matched to the four passenger planes which were allegedly hijacked that morning. Requests under the Freedom of Information Act have met with denials and refusals, and documents which have been produced, allegedly using data from the only three “Black Box” flight recorders said to have been found, have no serial numbers of the devices listed on them. The excellent work done by Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth and other such organizations, in their quest to determine what caused the Twin Towers and WTC 7 to collapse, should never be underestimated. But, being the primary murder weapons, for my money the real smoking guns were, and still are, the four aircraft that were used as weapons on that terrible day, and for them not to have been identified breaks every rule in any book which seeks to teach the art of solving crimes. It is either an oversight beyond belief, on the part of the 9/11 Commission, or part of a criminal conspiracy of immense proportions set in motion to cover up what really happened on September 11th, 2001. Links to documents researched by Aidan Monaghan FAA related: 911blogger.com FBI related: rinf.com Serial Numbers: 911blogger.com The Murray Street Engine was not planted and was not from a Boeing 737, see: ckpi.typepad.com The photo of the engine at the land fill on Staten Island was taken by whistleblower Kurt Sonnenfeld, then an official FEMA photographer who is …
Video Rating: 4 / 5
surathisuran
May 1, 2011 at 6:04 am
Inspite of outside appearence, Millions of Indians are Indians are starving below the pverty line and thousands of farmers are forced to commit suicide. The country is hugely troubled by the over population. If the story of british killing millions in colonial India is true then Indians are the greatest profligates.damn them
surathisuran
May 1, 2011 at 6:13 am
This video says the colonial british systemetically famined millions of Indians.I don’t believe it!You are also doing propoganda, mixing with true lies. If they killed millions how can India’s population be at a staggering 1.21 billion!!! equal to United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Japan put together ! .density 365 per sq.km or 940 per sq mile.if it is true imagine what would be the population without the millions famined :-).
NMSTZYRECORDS
May 1, 2011 at 6:24 am
Werd up, that’s whats up then!
BalkanibalX
May 1, 2011 at 6:55 am
Wait till China rises, I fear that we will all remember ‘the good old days of USA’ with nostalgia
MustafaBiggun
May 1, 2011 at 7:20 am
what’s with the visual? it’s too weird.
tkidcharlemagne
May 1, 2011 at 7:35 am
Interesting that when he gets into the fact the liberal left are just as much warmongerers as the right, the audience become very quiet. Paradigm shift right there in many people’s perceptions.
parrotchops
May 1, 2011 at 8:09 am
@YourAdversary7
I am British and I hate what is happening, the British Empire was cruel and wicked. Only the elites profited. We are all being shit on.
We must stop bickering about nationalities and stand together, Its them against us. We don’t belong in their club. We are all victims here.
parrotchops
May 1, 2011 at 8:33 am
@usergently
It sure is. I have been awake for two years now and feel so angry for being so stupid all these years. I feel alive for the first time in my life. I get so angry when I see all the lies and what is being done to us in every conceivable way. But we are going to win. The useless eaters are now smelling the coffee with eyes wide open.
parrotchops
May 1, 2011 at 9:20 am
@canabuscat I agree, we have some great people out there on our side. Alan Watt, Charlie Vietch and Jim Corr are great too. Its fantastic to see so many wide-awaker’s here.
SOLIDARITY!
parrotchops
May 1, 2011 at 9:50 am
John Pilger is a fantastic journalist and writer whom I truly respect. God bless him and all bringers of truth.
Burdock007
May 1, 2011 at 9:56 am
@canabuscat Alex Jones HAHAHAHAHA!
What a idiot you are you have being deceive by Alex jones.
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May 1, 2011 at 10:54 am
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Slavestorms
May 1, 2011 at 10:59 am
Mafia Stream Media tells you what to do. Thought is not encouraged. They don’t call it tell lie vision for nothing.
Recent studies show screen time can lead to psychological problems especially in children whose parents use it as a baby sitter. I wonder are they merely lazy or just too selfish to share their precious time with the goats, err kids, errm, children.
And people wonder why the sheeple are trampling each other to death at the sales events trying to get a deal on a tickle me Elmo.
canabuscat
May 1, 2011 at 11:47 am
This man is not the only man who see’s the truth, looks at many people like David Icke, Ron Paul, Alex Jones, David Wilcock and many more who see what the US and their govt is doing to the world.***
canabuscat
May 1, 2011 at 12:38 pm
This man is not the only man who see’s the truth, looks at many people like David Icke, Ron Paul, Alex Jones, Dadic Wilcock and many more who see what the US and their govt is doing to the world.
EclecticSceptic
May 1, 2011 at 12:42 pm
@hireality Oh god don’t make me cry from contrast.
salemslot777
May 1, 2011 at 1:31 pm
it sickens me ..thanks to ppl like Pilger and Rachel Corrie we can know the truth
mobilechief
May 1, 2011 at 1:51 pm
@ramjet73 Your right and lets not forget all those pretty red Nazi flags that flew for patriotism
ramjet73
May 1, 2011 at 1:57 pm
@swervemufc You got that right! People equate flag waving to patriotism, but don’t realize that cheerleading just supports those who want to put the country & its people in harms way for the profit of themselves and their friends.
SecretTrollAccount1
May 1, 2011 at 2:18 pm
@YourAdversary7 so is rupert murdoch.
whessly
May 1, 2011 at 2:22 pm
john pilger is king!
dharmashooter
May 1, 2011 at 3:01 pm
liberalism is not elitist and democracy is a fraud.
antiracistskin69
May 1, 2011 at 3:09 pm
@YourAdversary7 Australia should become a Republic!
antiracistskin69
May 1, 2011 at 4:03 pm
@YourAdversary7 Well said!
polygamous1
May 1, 2011 at 4:36 pm
@hireality mate we should be happy he is still allowed to show us his brilliant documentaries they are moving over here now trying to control us with their BS Free London pappers print what they don’t like they are out of business their ads money stoped dead was Not LBJ in office when he colluded with israel they sink the Liberty he blames egypt attacks n takes over the mid east THE GATHERING STORM AVENGE THE LIBERTY ON U TUBE
alawson911
May 1, 2011 at 5:06 pm
@luvmyctd
I like the “up til now” part. Do you think some powerful action is imminent? I really hope so, because this state of affairs can’t go on for much longer. These people are probably so wary and jealous of each other that they will self-destruct and take a lot of the rest of us with them. Please: Take Back America & Canada & Australia!
luvmyctd
May 1, 2011 at 5:42 pm
@MrEbabylon Your vote is a joke! Both of your ONLY two options have been hand-picked by the Zionist Jews that did 9/11. It does not matter which puppet you vote for … even if the election results were not fixed (a rare occasion), the puppet masters in control are always the same Zionists and that will not change with a vote. You know this deep down, now man up and accept it.
luvmyctd
May 1, 2011 at 6:39 pm
Obama is just the current hand-picked, bought & paid-for Zionist Jew Puppet put in place to carry on with the standing Israeli Zionist agenda. It IS the families, the FireFighters, etc that lost loved ones on 9/11 that want a new REAL, unhindered investigation … rather than the blatant coverup that the Bush/Cheney puppets and Zionist controlled MainStream Media have forced down our throats up til now.
from212
May 1, 2011 at 6:42 pm
@2ldr Those things were destroyed a long time ago along with all of the WTC steel that they sold to china. google it.
from212
May 1, 2011 at 7:34 pm
@MrEbabylon Voting? So do you think that bush really got elected twice for president because he is such a great person?
Did you forget about the voting scandal in FL? That was the only one we found out about, imagine all the voting scams that we have NOT heard out about.
I for one believe that the elections are as staged as a Broadway play.
withwingsaseagleeyes
May 1, 2011 at 8:05 pm
@alawson911 Yes, we all want to live don’t we, but at what cost? Truth will reign.
MrEbabylon
May 1, 2011 at 8:07 pm
@madmankitchen We already have that day(s). It’s called election day. Protest is a good thing, but actually voting these people out of power would be even better. These people want Americans to take to the streets like all these other counties. If that happens….you think things are bad now….
waldox
May 1, 2011 at 8:39 pm
obama is on neocon insider payroll
alawson911
May 1, 2011 at 8:52 pm
@madmankitchen
A wonderful comment, thank you. I wish I could be with you, on June 30th, but I doubt I would get through any kind of scanner and a cordon of the very people you are protesting about. They might even fit me up with exploding underpants.
Nearer the time, I’ll make a video for you, if you’d like me to.
Take care and good luck. Anthony
madmankitchen
May 1, 2011 at 9:27 pm
We need a day of rage in america. our voice most be heard, its time!
We need to protest the transfer of our wealth and jobs overseas.
We need to protest all the wars our government start in our name. We need to protest the fact that people are starving in this country, going homeless, while we give our money away to rich bankers. We need to protest against the desecration of our constitution. It’s time the government stop lying to us. Our voice will be heard. JUNE 30,2011. Washington D.C.
alawson911
May 1, 2011 at 9:34 pm
@Skeptic121
I am sure that a lot of people, Jews and others, would prefer that there is no more fallout from 9/11 than there already has been, for all kinds of reasons, but they should be made to face the facts. Millions have died, inb unjust and needless wars, and living people are responsible for those deaths Just because there are lies so huge that many people shy away from them should not mean that people who want the truth should be discouraged or censored.
Skeptic121
May 1, 2011 at 10:34 pm
Mr. Lawson,
I have Jewish friends and colleagues. Most bristle at any questioning of 9/11 simply because they do not know where it might lead. They suspect Israel might be negatively affected by any questioning; they simply do not want to find out. Naturally, they believe Jews will be endangered if it turns out that Israel was involved, even if the master plan was by Dick Cheney. I believe Americans understand the difference between Israeli secret services and the Jewish people.
madmankitchen
May 1, 2011 at 11:24 pm
THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT HAVE BEEN HIDING INFORMATION AND LYING TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, BUT THE PEOPLE KNOW THE TRUTH AND WHEN THE REVOLUTION STARTS THE GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO PAY FOR EVER LIE. DONT EVER BELIEVE ANYTHING THE GOVERNMENT TELL YOU. THINK FOR YOURSELF.
fteoOpty64
May 1, 2011 at 11:26 pm
@2ldr : You do not need to do this. Each and every government that handled the aftermath of 9/11 investigations need to be FIRED for not doing their job. Simple as that. Planes not identified, way too much “here say” in any conclusions and plenty of “holes” in all the official stories. People should NOT accept the report.
PS: Oh did you know that the “engine” they got from the site, was the WRONG engine ?.
2ldr
May 1, 2011 at 11:46 pm
I Guess the question to ask would be , Can a fella still get his hands on these plane parts?I know they where thrown in a landfill ,But if they havent been smelted then they should still be there,Right?
mp4ever31
May 2, 2011 at 12:03 am
Government operates in the following way:
problem
reaction
solution
Let us never forget WWII and the Vietnam War.
alawson911
May 2, 2011 at 12:59 am
@michaelbyrnes2012
You make some very good points. Thank you,
Take care,
Anthony
michaelbyrnes2012
May 2, 2011 at 1:15 am
RIP all those who perished in 911.
That evidence like airplane parts were thrown in land-fills shows the value of the 911 Official Report as not just worthless, but malicious.
The American President and Government are revealed not as the buffoons which many believe them to be, but as ongoing participants in the 911 attack by continuing the Al-qaeda etc fiction.
They are a disgrace to their country and to all those who died.
MarkB1ngham
May 2, 2011 at 1:39 am
@alawson911 I think this six second late 30ft short F11 impact silhouette anomaly is best illustrated in the youtube ‘the plane facts’ I don’t always agree with Simon Shack but think he’s ‘on the money’ with this one, I also don’t believe dust can form into a moving replica of a Boeing nosecone and fuselage, what we’re told is seen exiting the other side of WTC2 after alleged F175 impacted all that steel and concrete without deceleration.
alawson911
May 2, 2011 at 1:44 am
@MarkB1ngham
I really don’t know what you are on about. The fact that there is no clear video of the plane hitting the North Tower has nothing to do with the war on terror. It is what the world was told about the attacks in general. Don’t cloud the issue. The videos of the second plane, plus the debris, including an engine & undercarriage parts, and the similarity of the holes in the buildings demonstrates that the planes involved in New York were real, although they are still unidentified.
MarkB1ngham
May 2, 2011 at 1:59 am
@alawson911 This “out of focus video” is a large part of the pretext for the never ending so called ‘war on terror’ one million innocent victims and counting, I intend to send frame by frame printouts of this apparent anomaly to my member of Parliament to see if he can square what it shows with the known laws of physics. I’ll pm you his reply …if he does reply.
alawson911
May 2, 2011 at 2:52 am
@MarkB1ngham
@MarkB1ngham
A one-off eye witness V viewable film? It is not a film, it is an out-of-focus video, and viewing it frame by frame, is of very little value. And it was not alleged F11 it was allegedly American Airlines Flight 11. Everything about 9/11 could be described as “very odd” because nothing like it had ever happened before. If you want to pursue the no-planes theory, using this video, I am not interested.
MarkB1ngham
May 2, 2011 at 3:42 am
@alawson911 Thank you for the reply (and not deleting me) . One off Eye witness account v reviewable film? frame by frame we see alleged F11 penetrate WTC1 nose to tail, a not very carbon black explosion-an explosion on the left side WTC1-an explosion on the right side -a top floor explosion and incongruously an explosion 20 floors below on WTC1’s far side! six seconds have elapsed before a small fire appears in unmarked facia,then a second spreading to form the 30ft short silhouette, very odd!
justicepartyuk
May 2, 2011 at 4:08 am
Qaddafi was ready to leave Libya 3 weeks ago, then U.N passed resolution to arrest Qaddafi & his family if they left Libya. U.N is a tool being used to take over Libyan oil. Attack on Libya will unite Libyan people against the occupiers. visit Justice party UK. Libyan uprising was planned in State department. Only Arshad Khan can help Libya.
alawson911
May 2, 2011 at 4:57 am
@MarkB1ngham
An important eye witness to AA11’s impact, FDNY Station Chief Joseph Pfeiffer (video, white hat) said he saw the plane. His brother, Kevin, was killed that day. Why would Pfeiffer, whose eyes would auto-focus in an instant, with a resolution at least 500 times greater than an out-of-focus video camera, lie about this? If he did not see the plane, but claimed he did, it would mean that he was complicit, at least after the fact, in his brother’s death. I think the plane was real.