Homeland Security used Blackwater mercenaries to patrol New
Orleans
Amy Goodman reported on Democracy Now! last week
that when she entered the French Quarter a week ago she was met by Blackwater
mercenaries, hired by the Department of Homeland Security to patrol the streets
of New Orleans. The federal government and Department of Homeland Security had
previously denied hiring private security firms.
Jeremy Scahill described Blackwater mercenaries
as trained killers who shoot first and ask questions later. He said, "that is
their reputation in Iraq." Amy Goodman reported that Blackwater mercenaries
ordered her cameraman to "Stop the filming."
Posted: Sunday - September 18, 2005 at 11:55 PM