In sworn statements filed with a Virginia court last night, a former Marine and a former Blackwater employee claim that the company’s founder and former CEO, Erik Prince, “may have murdered or facilitated the murder” of people who were aiding a federal investigation into a Baghdad massacre that left 17 dead, according to Nation reporter Jeremy Scahill.
“The former employee also alleges that Prince ‘views himself as a Christian crusader tasked with eliminating Muslims and the Islamic faith from the globe,’ and that Prince’s companies ‘encouraged and rewarded the destruction of Iraqi life,” the magazine reported.
Continues >>
Tags: Blackwater, Erik Prince, murder of Iraqi civilians, Scahill
This entry was posted on August 5, 2009 at 8:29 am and is filed under Commentary, Uncategorized, 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.
Peace and Justice Post
Report: Ex-Marine, employee link Blackwater founder Erik Prince to murders
By Stephen C. Webster, Raw Story, August 4, 2009
“The former employee also alleges that Prince ‘views himself as a Christian crusader tasked with eliminating Muslims and the Islamic faith from the globe,’ and that Prince’s companies ‘encouraged and rewarded the destruction of Iraqi life,” the magazine reported.
Continues >>
Share this:
Related
Tags: Blackwater, Erik Prince, murder of Iraqi civilians, Scahill
This entry was posted on August 5, 2009 at 8:29 am and is filed under Commentary, Uncategorized, 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.