disrupter
11-28-2007, 02:12 PM
25% of Blackwater Guards abuse Steroids & other drugs?
Blackwater guards pumped on steroids, lawsuit alleges
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A quarter of Blackwater security guards in Iraq use steroids and other "judgment-altering substances," according to a lawsuit filed by the families of several Iraqis killed or wounded in a Baghdad shooting in September.
A car burned in the September 16 Blackwater incident sits on a Baghdad street a week later.
Blackwater denies the charges.
The suit, filed Monday in Washington, accuses the company of fostering "a culture of lawlessness" among its guards and says the use of excessive force helps the company preserve a key selling point -- the fact that none of its protectees have been killed during the four-year-old war.
"I think there is a whole corporate culture there that essentially rewards the use of excessive force -- shooting first, asking questions later," said Susan Burke, the lead attorney in the case.
The lawsuit accuses Blackwater of war crimes, wrongful death, assault, negligent hiring and emotional distress. The plaintiffs include two wounded survivors of the September 16 shootings around Nusoor Square, in western Baghdad, and the families of five people killed in the incident. Iraqi authorities say the guards killed 17 people in an act of "premeditated murder."
Blackwater has denied any wrongdoing, arguing its contractors used necessary force to protect a State Department convoy that came under fire from insurgents.Video Watch report on steroid allegations »
The lawsuit accuses Blackwater of failing to control the use of steroids among its guards -- an allegation Burke said came from "people in that community," and one she said would be backed up as the case progresses.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/11/27/blackwater.iraq/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
Given the way guys are so hung up on their whole macho mystic,
especially the NeoConmen,
I don't find this at all difficult to believe.
I wouldn't be surprised if the actual numbers were higher than 25%.
I remember hearing the stories about Blackwater in New Orleans, & references to their bulked-up, muscularity come to mind.
What the fuck was Blackwater doing in New Orleans anyway? Oh, that's right, more graft & payola to the presidents welfare favored corporations.
We didn't have National Guard there, & the Navy reprimanded helicopter pilots who rescued drowning people, but a couple of billion thrown to Blackwater so their guards could run around & pose macho-ly weren't a problem for Washington crooks.
Now get this:
Blackwater: "All Blackwater personnel are drug tested during the screening process, before ever working for the company, and are subject to
random testing, which is performed quarterly."
Idiots, if it is performed 'quarterly' it ain't 'random'.
What a bunch of bone heads, or liars that think everyone else is bone headed.
"The Lawyers say they have sources with inside knowledge that confirm that the company turned a blind eye to steroid abuse." from CNN video report.
aggressive lawlessness, &
lawless aggression,
Iconic NeoCrooks.
Blackwater guards pumped on steroids, lawsuit alleges
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A quarter of Blackwater security guards in Iraq use steroids and other "judgment-altering substances," according to a lawsuit filed by the families of several Iraqis killed or wounded in a Baghdad shooting in September.
A car burned in the September 16 Blackwater incident sits on a Baghdad street a week later.
Blackwater denies the charges.
The suit, filed Monday in Washington, accuses the company of fostering "a culture of lawlessness" among its guards and says the use of excessive force helps the company preserve a key selling point -- the fact that none of its protectees have been killed during the four-year-old war.
"I think there is a whole corporate culture there that essentially rewards the use of excessive force -- shooting first, asking questions later," said Susan Burke, the lead attorney in the case.
The lawsuit accuses Blackwater of war crimes, wrongful death, assault, negligent hiring and emotional distress. The plaintiffs include two wounded survivors of the September 16 shootings around Nusoor Square, in western Baghdad, and the families of five people killed in the incident. Iraqi authorities say the guards killed 17 people in an act of "premeditated murder."
Blackwater has denied any wrongdoing, arguing its contractors used necessary force to protect a State Department convoy that came under fire from insurgents.Video Watch report on steroid allegations »
The lawsuit accuses Blackwater of failing to control the use of steroids among its guards -- an allegation Burke said came from "people in that community," and one she said would be backed up as the case progresses.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/11/27/blackwater.iraq/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
Given the way guys are so hung up on their whole macho mystic,
especially the NeoConmen,
I don't find this at all difficult to believe.
I wouldn't be surprised if the actual numbers were higher than 25%.
I remember hearing the stories about Blackwater in New Orleans, & references to their bulked-up, muscularity come to mind.
What the fuck was Blackwater doing in New Orleans anyway? Oh, that's right, more graft & payola to the presidents welfare favored corporations.
We didn't have National Guard there, & the Navy reprimanded helicopter pilots who rescued drowning people, but a couple of billion thrown to Blackwater so their guards could run around & pose macho-ly weren't a problem for Washington crooks.
Now get this:
Blackwater: "All Blackwater personnel are drug tested during the screening process, before ever working for the company, and are subject to
random testing, which is performed quarterly."
Idiots, if it is performed 'quarterly' it ain't 'random'.
What a bunch of bone heads, or liars that think everyone else is bone headed.
"The Lawyers say they have sources with inside knowledge that confirm that the company turned a blind eye to steroid abuse." from CNN video report.
aggressive lawlessness, &
lawless aggression,
Iconic NeoCrooks.