skippy the bush kangaroo: privatizing the c.i.a.

Saturday, November 03, 2007

privatizing the c.i.a.

and, of course, it involves blackwater.

the prince group, the holding company that owns blackwater worldwide, has been building an operation that will sniff out intelligence about natural disasters, business-friendly governments, overseas regulations and global political developments for clients in industry and government.

the operation, total intelligence solutions, has assembled a roster of former spooks -- high-ranking figures from agencies such as the cia and defense intelligence -- that mirrors the slate of former military officials who run blackwater. its chairman is cofer black, the former head of counterterrorism at cia known for his leading role in many of the agency's more controversial programs, including the rendition and interrogation of al-qaeda suspects and the detention of some of them in secret prisons overseas.
..."they have the skills and background to do anything anyone wants," said rj hillhouse, who writes a national security blog called the spy who billed me. "there's no oversight. they're an independent company offering freelance espionage services. they're rent-a-spies.- wapo

more at turkana's kos diary.

we can kiss "america the country" goodbye. this administration is hellbent on destroying every little thing that made our country great and selling it off to the lowest bidder. these folks aren't in the spy game for the safety of the country or "we the people." they aren't interested in the slightest for furthering the possibility of "democracy" elsewhere in the world. these folks are in it purely and simply for profit to themselves and the corporations for which they serve.

goodbye "america the county". hello "america the brand"

Labels: blackwater, cia