I guess shooting those Iraqi civilians wasn't such a good idea, after all (Blackwater indictment thread)

unrepentent Blackwater guards are gonna appeal

don't understand why Western governments aren't doing more to stop their citizens absconding to kill people in the Middle East

if you become a mercenary you're exiled on pain of life incarceration imo

Erik Prince, founder of the now-defunct mercenary firm Blackwater and current chairman of Frontier Services Group, is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and other federal agencies for attempting to broker military services to foreign governments and possible money laundering, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the case.

What began as an investigation into Prince’s attempts to sell defense services in Libya and other countries in Africa has widened to a probe of allegations that Prince received assistance from Chinese intelligence to set up an account for his Libya operations through the Bank of China. The Justice Department, which declined to comment for this article, is also seeking to uncover the precise nature of Prince’s relationship with Chinese intelligence.

https://theintercept.com/2016/03/24/blackwater-founder-erik-prince-under-federal-investigation/

so long, fucker:
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/457414-former-blackwater-employee-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-2007

do Erik Prince next

Certain to get a pardon.

I wouldn’t make that assumption

at least not until someone convinces Trump that Iraq is in Mexico

Exactly

This White House announcement of clemency doesn't really tell the story of how these men were convicted of the massacre of Iraqi civilians while working as Blackwater contractors pic.twitter.com/dkeJqQ6db8

— Lawrence Hurley (@lawrencehurley) December 23, 2020