Zero Hedge — Blackwater Founder Says US Troops In Syria Could Be Replaced By Private Contractors [read mercenaries]

Gives new meaning to "market forces." Shades of a transnational corporate military not subject to international law? Really?

Zero Hedge
Blackwater Founder Says US Troops In Syria Could Be Replaced By Private Contractors [read mercenaries]
Tyler Durden

Asia Times — Erik Prince’s plan for Afghanistan’s rare metals revealed

Leaked pitch to Trump administration warns of China’s goal to control key tech resource

Resources wars?

Asia Times
Erik Prince’s plan for Afghanistan’s rare metals revealed

David Isenberg — Erik Prince to Prince bin Zayed: The Private Military Connection

Keeping up with Erik Prince and contractor military around the world.

LobeLog
Erik Prince to Prince bin Zayed: The Private Military Connection
David Isenberg

Jeremy Scahill — Inside Erik Prince’s Treacherous Drive to Build a Private Air Force

Private militaries and corporate mercenaries the thing of the future?

The Intercept
Inside Erik Prince’s Treacherous Drive to Build a Private Air Force

Jeremy Scahill

Vegasjessie — Blackwater's Erik Prince Blames The Left For Occupation 'Failures'

The former head of Blackwater and author of "Civilian Warriors" asserts that his company's much maligned contractors are the scapegoats in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Crooks and Liars
Blackwater's Erik Prince Blames The Left For Occupation 'Failures'
Vegasjessie

Scott Kaufman — Former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince says his mercenaries could have stopped ISIS if not for Obama

At the Maverick PAC’s annual conference Friday night, Blackwater founder and former CEO Erik Prince said it was “a shame the [Obama] administration crushed my old business,” which could have easily defeated the Islamic State, The Daily Beast reports.
Blackwater, Prince said, “could’ve solved the boots-on-the-ground issue. We could have had contracts from people that want to get there as contractors. You don’t have the arguments of U.S. active duty going back in there.” 

His mercenaries “could have gone in there and done it, and be done, and not have a long, protracted political mess that I predict will ensue.”…

He encouraged conference attendees to pressure their Republican representatives to fight for conservative values. “I want you to tell your congressman that we pay them to fight,” Prince said.

Out thugs are better than their thugs.

The Raw Story
Former Blackwater CEO says his mercenaries could have stopped ISIS if not for Obama

Scott Kaufman

Eric Ng — DVN shares surge as former Blackwater owner named chairman

"The board invited [Prince] to be an executive director and chairman in view of his extensive business and commercial knowledge and network in the aviation and secured logistics industry," DVN said.

Prince last November sold to DVN a company that plans to build a pan-Africa provider of aviation, logistics, risk management, security services and exploration support services, needed by many Chinese businesses active in Africa. He received US$3 million plus the first batch of options.

Mercenaries sell their services to the highest bidder. I wonder what the US government thinks of Prince teaming up with China to colonize Africa, subsequent to the US failure in Iraq.

South China Morning Post
DVN shares surge as former Blackwater owner named chairman
Eric Ng

(h/t Mike Krieger of Liberty Blitzkrieg blog via Zero Hedge)