America hears the ALARM...Hits Snooze One More Time

As the "resident in the Oval Office" , Congress, and the Iraqi Parliament enjoy vacation together, the 4th Branch remains in DC creating another ill conceived strategy for his next Corporate War. Hear the Drumbeat, America. The neo con drum circle are beating their drums with intensity. Its almost wartime...again...

Co Sponsoring the War of Terror

Inside the Green Zone: American 'paradise' Revisited

As the Iraq war pushes deep into another abysmal year, the Bush Cabal are finding it harder to keep 'confidential' information secret than ever before. Slowly all their dirty little secrets will come to bare all their criminal deeds. One of these dastardly secrets is the Green Zone in Iraq. home and sole 'source' of western journalists, it serves as the HQ of the allied armed forces, western diplomats, the Iraqi Parliament, and 'base' to countless sub 'machine gun' contractors in the war on terror. Subject of many controversies, the Green Zone, IS IRAQ to the American populace. What is in this 'Green Zone'? who is there? what does it look like? Who knows...."it's national security"

Hush...stop asking questions.

In a shocking discovery...the Green Zone is an American 'paradise'. Consisting of 320 acres, on prime Baghdad real estate...the Green Zone is exactly that..a Green zone..an area in which Americans...and other 'westerners' alike can cajole and hop about within 'Iraq'. It serves as a resting place, an eatery, a tennis 'mecca', home to the few western journalist in Iraq ...it's paradise in the lands of Mesopotamia...the cradle of civilization. The Green Zone is exactly what the Bush Cabal wants to hide from the public...The real Iraq....gated "luxury Iraq".

Filled with pools, national monuments, world class date orchards, palaces..the Green Zone was once Saddam's and his associates residential zone.

"an uncrowded district of villas, palaces, and monuments set in a park like expanse that spreads for four square miles inside a meander of the Tigris River at the center of the ruined city."William Langewiesche

His personal Disneyland, if you will. Not anymore. Currently the Green Zone offers another reality...the realities of western occupation. As the rest of Iraq suffers through an occupation for 'blood oil', western companies enjoy the comforts of Iraq's' former Dictator. They have commandeered the very essence of Iraq. Take a moment a go on the tour...the tour 'w', 4th Branch, and the "domesticated" Western press don't want you to see....The missing "news" in their coverage.

















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Introducing: Dynsec Group Scandinavians in the War of Terror

Whomever said the Scandinavians were neutral in the war on terror has not met Dynsec Group. Based in Sweden, they bill themselves as a "Security Risk Management" company with

"representative offices in the USA and South Korea. Our main area of operation is high threat regions in the Middle East and Africa"

Great...another corporate private military army (PMA) to march around the world.

When an American thinks of Sweden they think IKEA...beautiful, cheap, architecturally sound furniture. They think tall sexy blondes, blue eyes and wicked hot accents. Amazing skiing and beautiful scenery...ahh the life. A vacationers dream. Yet, no one fathoms the thought of them participating in the war on terror. This is not the case. Dynsec Group, like IKEA, is a smooth operator, their vision is to be THE leading

"alternative within [the] International Security and Peace Operations industry, providing our clients with premier integrated security solutions while setting the conduct and performance standards for our industry".

Sounds great...I'll take some. But wait..are they saying that there is a private military 'industry'? A new market to be tapped? Corporate warriors?

Interesting..as we in the US, focus in on companies like Blackwater USA and Triple Canopy Inc., Dynsec Group, the Scandinavian equivalent, has gone under the radar. What I find extremely peculiar is how they market themselves. These guys have the best defense contractor website I've ever seen. Perhaps this is due to the Swedish penchant for the finer details of craftsmanship, I don't know. Whereas, Blackwater and Triple Canopy seem to hide their 'suspicious actions', Dynsec puts it out there...Sound effects and all. Cruising their website felt like navigating the title screen of a DVD or a video game.

Dynsec group, consists of

" selected Scandinavian, British and American professionals, recruited from Law Enforcement, Military and Corporate Security organizations...We provide highly professional and discreet services that make our clients 'feel' secure and comfortable in every situation...are prepared to take action at a moment's notice. Our [SRM] team delivers a comprehensive suite of security services that are complete, efficient, and cost effective solutions ...".

Renaissance men, they do it all...After they finish their security, technical, and operational expertise , "within several market sectors", they 'll go back to being the peaceful, neutral, IKEA making, tall, blonde, sexy skiers we thought they were. or Perhaps they are the Knights Templar...( I found the Knights Templar to be an odd link on their website) If you know the history of the Templars......then

Dynsec Group has a much more interesting set of logos that needs further investigation.

*special note* All these PMA's have Illinois, Virginia, and DC offices ..odd??

Opportunities for Companies and Businesspeople in Iraq

Same Players. Different Scandal.

From Jungles to Deserts: Latin Americans in the War on Terror

If a Latin American gets 'cut down' in Iraq does America hear it? No, not even the faintest sound is heard. Should this be the case? Currently Private Military Armies (PMA's) are recruiting their 'talent pool' from Latin American countries.In an attempt to maximize their profits and minimize their losses, these private armies view Latin Americans as cheap labor.....Cheap soldiers...semi trained...Low OVERHEAD.

Que pasa? Latin Americans are in Iraq and Afghanistan? They sure Are! In fact, their numbers are swelling due to the savvy marketing and recruiting schemes of these private armies.

"Ads seeking former members of the armed forces and police officers interested in working as security personnel in exchange for "excellent wages" began to appear in newspapers in Lima...Hundreds of people applied.

The ads were run by Triple Canopy, a private security and special operations firm founded in 2003 in the state of Illinois by former members of the U.S. army's elite Delta Force. (currently headquartered in Virginia) Thanks to the company's contacts in the George W. Bush administration, it quickly won lucrative contracts with the State Department." Angel Paez, IPS

Whereas the U.S. military must enlist American citizens, PMA's are on a different playing field. A field that lacks rules and oversight from the American public. Vieled as 'national security' these companies have been awarded the same priviliges as Meirs, Rove, Gonzales, Gooding, etc. Sorry America....Back off...its 'national security'..can't tell you.

This is propostorous. Not only are we outsourcing this entire war of terror, but we're sending the very people we want to keep out of America to fight on its behalf. Has H.W.'s and Ollie North's Iran/Contra connections finally paid off?

"The private security personnel began to be hired in Chile in October by local representatives of Blackwater, former Chilean military personnel who according to the magazine Qué Pasa work, directly or indirectly, for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

The hired Chilean soldiers make up less than one percent of the 15,000 mercenaries who have been sent to Iraq since the occupation began, and who, as a group, represent the second-largest military force in that country, outnumbered only by the 134,000 U.S. forces. The troops from Britain, the United States' largest coalition partner,number around 9,000."Gustavo González, IPS

Just like any other BUSINESS, these companies need growth to stay afloat. They need new markets to stay profitable. Expansion is a necessity. Supplies will be increased, 'contractors' hired, and new battlefields sought. The local talent is tapped...New talent awaits south of the boarder.

Gary Jackson, president of Blackwater, told the Chilean newspaper La Tercera that the contract awarded by the George W. Bush administration for providing security services in Iraq was a fantastic business opportunity for his company.

Jim Sierawski, the company's director of training, explained the advantages of hiring former Chilean commandos, who have received specialised military training preparing them to carry out a broad range of missions. "
Gustavo González, IPS

These PMA's are not the way for US to fight our battles. We already have a nation state military. Do we really need/want these corporate private military armies marching around the world?....guarding the Green Zone, entering Darfur, purchasing land and establishing training facilities all around the U.S.? There is a bigger problem on the horizon. Democrazy subverted. Goodbye Nation. Welcome to our NeW hOmeland.

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