By Nadeem Sarwar and Aqeel Yousafzai, M&C.com, Jul 27, 2009
Peshawar – Fear is spreading across University Town, an upmarket residential area in Pakistan’s north-western city of Peshawar, due to the overt presence of the controversial US private security contractor Blackwater.
Sporting the customary dark glasses and carrying assault rifles, the mercenaries zoom around the neighbourhood in their black-coloured armoured Chevy Suburbans, and shout at motorists when occasionally stranded in a traffic jam.
The residents are mainly concerned about Blackwater’s reputation as a ruthless, unbridled private army whose employees face multiple charges of murder, child prostitution and weapons smuggling in Iraq.
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US Blackwater-Xe mercenaries spreads fear in Pakistani town
By Nadeem Sarwar and Aqeel Yousafzai, M&C.com, Jul 27, 2009
Peshawar – Fear is spreading across University Town, an upmarket residential area in Pakistan’s north-western city of Peshawar, due to the overt presence of the controversial US private security contractor Blackwater.
Sporting the customary dark glasses and carrying assault rifles, the mercenaries zoom around the neighbourhood in their black-coloured armoured Chevy Suburbans, and shout at motorists when occasionally stranded in a traffic jam.
The residents are mainly concerned about Blackwater’s reputation as a ruthless, unbridled private army whose employees face multiple charges of murder, child prostitution and weapons smuggling in Iraq.
Continues >>
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Tags: Creative Associates International Inc (CAII), HR violations, mercenary army, Pakistan, US Blackwater
This entry was posted on July 29, 2009 at 7:54 pm and is filed under Commentary, Human rights, imperialism, Pakistan, Uncategorized, US policy, USA. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.