Lest we forget—-the SS was a PRIVATE army. It was an offshoot of the NAZI party, a POLITICAL organization. It was ATTACHED TO but never INCORPORATED INTO the Wehrmacht. It was, however, under the COMMAND of the Wehrmacht and, at least nominally, under its CONTROL. It was the acceptance of this arrangement and the attendant responsiblity for for actions carried out that formed a portion of the charges brought against Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel. Keitel was charged, tried, convicted, and executed for war crimes. Other Wehrmacht officers were also charged, tried, convicted, and punished for war crimes involving actions committed independently and IN COOPERATION WITH units of the SS. SS personnel were also charged, tried, convicted, and punished for war crimes.

Blackwater personnel were and still are ATTACHED TO and function in COOPERATION WITH units of the regular armed forces and intelligence agencies in Iraq and Afganistan. Their role in combat operations, interrogations, and other intelligence gathering is known and documented. The involvement of Blackwater personnel in instances of prisoner abuse and the wrongful death of civilians is also known and documented.

If it is ever possible to obtain a legal definition of any of these acts as war crimes, it will be absolutely appropriate to indict, charge, and bring to trial in international court, not only rank and file employees of Blackwater but its EXECUTIVE OFFICERS as well.

Let us hope that this is done!!!

I’d love to postulate an incredibly intellectual presupposition here, but the only word that comes to mind is….., SKANK.

Eric Prince==This man has done almost as much harm to America as exbush and all his buddies. Keep an eye on him, he is ruthless and deadly.

” What did you learn today?
Did you learn how to believe? or…Did you learn how to think?”

~ Seventeen Traditions ~ by Ralph Nader

On February 20 in response to the rebranding stunt, I gave my Chutzpah of the Week award to the senior management of Xe:

http://therehearsalstudio.blogspot.com/2009/02/rebranding-chutzpah.html

Who knew that would embarrass them into retirement!  (Actually, this particular award should have been called the Lipstick on a Pit Bull Award!)

Now than Cheney’s paid killer/crooks have taken all they can lay their hands on from the American taxpayers, they are sneaking off into the night, so to say. No surprise here. I just wondered what took they so long to resign.