Jeremy Scahill tells democracy now Blackwater is executing a secret war in Pakistan - as part of a program so secretive that top Obama administration and military officials have likely been unaware of its existence; and that Blackwater employees in Pakistan could be posting as aid workers. Does the Pakistan-US diplomatic row make sense now?
There is more: Beginning in 2006, the Pakistani government allowed the JSOC to operate in Pakistan; and that the US military involvement within Pakistan is set to increase....
Scahill broke the story in The Nation Magazine on 23 November; this video contains an interview (1:35-20:34) he gave to Democracy Now's Amy Goodman the next day. He also gives the names of a Pakistani defense contractor to which Blackwater is a subcontractor - he is naming the names. A must watch if you are trying to understand what is going on in (and happening to) our country. [Thank you to Maj. Talat Khurshid, for a tip that led me to this - how could I miss this?]
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