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Was the Berg killing justified?
JTSimon:
The murder of four American contractors in Iraq, while working for Blackwater USA, put these civilians, employed by the American armed forces, in the news. Blackwater continues to recruit for all sorts of jobs the military needs done, and doesn't have troops available to do. This is typical in wartime, where there is often insufficient time to recruit and train people with needed skills. What Blackwater does is draw upon the large number of retired military people who are able, and willing (for a price) to return to doing what they did before they left, or retired, from the military. Most of these jobs are not about using weapons. For example, a recent Blackwater recruiting effort sought to obtain six people for a "Military Crisis Operations Support Team." This is basically a liaison and communications job. Blackwater was looking for two team leaders (officers with Chief of Staff experience, meaning colonels or lieutenant-colonels), and four to do analyst and communicator chores. The two team leaders are being offered $100,000-150,000 a year, while the others are offered $70,000-90,000 a year. This includes full health benefits and up to 25 percent Danger Pay. Travel expenses are also covered, as some of the work is expected to be overseas. Anyone hired has to be able to leave for an overseas assignment with 72 hours notice. All candidates must, of course, be in good health and have, or be able to get, a Top Secret security clearance. While many of these jobs are usually filled by retirees, recent veterans are also much in demand. There are seven million military American veterans (including retirees) between 20-50 years of age. To put this in perspective, consider that there are currently 2.5 million active duty and reserve troops available (some of the reservists are veterans). This means there are over nine million people in the United States with military training, and at least a few million people that outfits like Blackwater can recruit from.
---War is war.
Montana00:
hey thats pretty interesting nice post
but the iraqis didnt know that they worked for blackwater right? they just knew they were american?
eNgIeS:
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--- Quote from: Kain670 on May 15, 2004, 08:44:00 AM ---
What was Al Qaeda motive besides revenge for the prisoner abuse by cutting his head off ? opinions
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Nick Berg was killed simply because he was American and Jewish. As for their motive, what was the motive when the Italian hostage was executed in Iraq last month, or when the 4 American civilains were murdered, dismembered, dragged, and hung, or when Muslims beheaded Daniel Pearle in Pakistan, or when Abu Sayaf Muslims beheaded the American missionary couple in the Phillipines a year ago, or when Muslims commit any of the hundreds and hundreds of violent terrorist attacks.
Their motive is that they are Islamic psychopaths who want to kill anyone who is different.
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Exactly. They want us to convert to muslim or islam or whatever it is. I have no problem with religion, if they wanna be a muslim fine. But the problem is these terrorists (no definately not saying all muslims are terrorists at all) just want to kill people who dont follow there religions. Sure not all terrorists are in it for those reasons, but i've heard the reason been given for there hate for the Western world is to do with the fact that the western world is largely Christian or other religion other than Islamic/Muslim & they believe we are part of some "holy war"
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And because they support the Jews and because US troops are occupying the Islamic holy land and the western world has been screwing them especially in the last 75 years.
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Thats the point... you just proved my point
As soon as you said "...and..." you just admitted that there is still a reason remaining behind the terrorism, so even if they stopped supporting the jews & the US troops with drew, there is still reason, a stupid petty & controlling reason at that, for them to hate & attack us
What gives these muslims the right to tell us we must convert to islam or we are free game to be killed in a stupid pointless terrorist attack?
Thats why these terrorists will never stop, they already have reasons in there head to attack us, reasons that we cant change.
Doggystylin:
First of all, I would like to say that rampant is an idiot, and im still waiting on you giving me your address so i can knock on your door and sock you in the face and walk away
and 2nd, No the killing was not justified.
eNgIeS:
Its funny that Kain670 has yet to reply to what I said, its not like he hasnt been on today. Whats wrong Kain cat got your tongue
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