Interesting read

 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43036162/ns/world_news-the_new_york_times/t/secret-uae-desert-force-set-blackwaters-founder/

Blackwater. And I remember them fondly. They worked as security for BellSouth restoration team and BellSouth logistic / living areas during the Katrina restoration efforts. I made some friends in their group and learned some interesting bits of information and tricks.

No surprises in the article. Inept local forces are problems for many countries...Afghanistan, Mexico, India, Pakistan, almost all of the African nations, most of the middle east and a good chunk of the EU are all lame. Why not paid a little more to have professionals?

Problem is that they're paying professionals to train peasants, not warriors. Flying in Colombians because they were born on a conflict zone doesn't mean they're made to be spartans.

Renamed the title of the thread... I was like, Backwater? Is this the same as back wash?

 

Not surprised to see Mr. Prince take his business model elsewhere. Funny to see how money trumps values, but I guess someone has to do it! (Yes, not a big fan of security contractors like the former BW)

Columbians are peasants only.... I am sure their Spec Ops and Drug Interdicts would be happy to show you their abilities.

 

Cmon your better then that... Peruvians are peasants.

Come on I'm not calling Colombians peasants. By all accounts Prince et al were not recruiting the best of their Spec Ops. I read something in that article about not being able to hit the broad side of a barn.

Problem is that they're paying professionals to train peasants, not warriors. Flying in Colombians because they were born on a conflict zone doesn't mean they're made to be spartans.

 

Well the US has Army Green Berets training with Columbian special forces in Columbia right now...so maybe it has less to do with them being born in a conflicted area and more to do with the fact they they might have some sort of training already...but I could be way off.

So is this the beginning of private military corporations era? The corporations that will replace the standing conventional armed forces around the globe ....