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Finally, these people are being held accountable. Anyone wanna bet that they'll be pardoned by Bush though?

Anyone wanna bet that they'll be pardoned by Bush though?

Bush can't do anything seeing he out of the white house

Bush can't do anything seeing he out of the white house

he can until january.

and yes he probably will pardon them.

Bush can't do anything seeing he out of the white house

He's not out until noon on January 20th. But I don't think he'll pardon these guys.

Depends if he gets a nice job on the board of Blackwater

Depends if he gets a nice job on the board of Blackwater

Putting Dubya- a certifiably incompetent business manager with a body count of companies to prove it- on the Blackwater board? That would be poetic justice.

He won't need to pardon them. They will either get immunity or the indictment will be dismissed. Either result would be correct, given that they are government contractors. They were acting in an official capacity.

Putting Dubya- a certifiably incompetent business manager with a body count of companies to prove it- on the Blackwater board? That would be poetic justice.

Sadly, there would be nothing poetic about an ex-president using his continuing access to classified national security information to aid the mercenary firm of a psychopathic Jesus freak, in exchange for being paid disgusting sums of money to play golf.

Sadly, there would be nothing poetic about an ex-president using his continuing access to classified national security information to aid the mercenary firm of a psychopathic Jesus freak, in exchange for being paid disgusting sums of money to play golf.

Yes, but every private business Dubya has ever been put in charge of eventually filed for bankruptcy. That's the point I was making.

Yes, but every private business Dubya has ever been put in charge of eventually filed for bankruptcy. That's the point I was making.

put him on the board. no one said put him in charge.

put him on the board. no one said put him in charge.

Why not put him in charge of Blackwater? They profitted off his incompetence and now they should find out what it's like for everyone else.

Why not put him in charge of Blackwater? They profitted off his incompetence and now they should find out what it's like for everyone else.

I'll be sure to put that into Erik Prince's suggestion box next chance I get.

Why not put him in charge of Blackwater? They profitted off his incompetence and now they should find out what it's like for everyone else.

because they want profit. though if they declare bankruptcy before any civil matters are brought it would be a good way to avoid paying them.

He won't need to pardon them. They will either get immunity or the indictment will be dismissed. Either result would be correct, given that they are government contractors. They were acting in an official capacity.

Being a government contracter doesnt give you a liscense to kill.


I hope they rot.

He won't need to pardon them. They will either get immunity or the indictment will be dismissed. Either result would be correct, given that they are government contractors. They were acting in an official capacity.

Soldiers have been court-martialled for things not nearly as bad as what Blackwater has done. Perversely, the mercenaries are protected by their very extra-legality. It's about time they were held accountable.

I hope they're convicted.

I hate the idea that we're using mercenaries to begin with.

I hope they're convicted.

I hate the idea that we're using mercenaries to begin with.

Hey, no world power who ever relied on mercenaries ever had any problems because of it.

BlackWater mercenaries? More like armed mall security.

BlackWater mercenaries? More like armed mall security.

You've got some screwed up malls if your security guards are illegally shipping automatic weapons into war zones and shooting up crowds of civilians.

You've got some screwed up malls if your security guards are illegally shipping automatic weapons into war zones and shooting up crowds of civilians.

in communist Russia the malls rob you.

Hey, no world power who ever relied on mercenaries ever had any problems because of it.

Indeed. Just asks the Romans.

indeed. Just asks the romans.

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Is it just me or is Jan 20 taking forever?

Is it just me or is Jan 20 taking forever?

he is declaring martial law and dissolving congress before hand so it doesn't matter.