Monday, December 12, 2011

Double-speak in name change


In business news, the private security company once known as Blackwater has changed its name for the second time in less than three years. The company is officially changing its name from Xe to Academi.
At Democracy Now
Blackwater Private Security Company Changes Name For Second Time in Under Three Years

Entities like this hire out and train guns will always be "blackwater," with all that implies. The history exposes the dark underside of the security industry. You can call them what you want, but you can't glorify what amounts to mercenaries.

When so-called democracies hire mercenaries to replace a civilian-based military, they can no longer call themselves liberal democracies.

There are somethings that democracies should not privatize or outsource. Military is one of them, and domestic security is another.

"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."
(Often attributed to Jefferson, no original source for this has been found in his writings) It's a good quote anyway.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

It was also announced today that Brooklyn wise guy Louie "Legbreaker" Bambini is changing his name to "Socrates".

DanF said...

Soon they will just have a bullet and the comment;

The assassins formerly known as Black.

Tom Hickey said...

@ Dan K

Maybe he read the reports about Luntz and paid for a private consult. :)

Matt Franko said...

Tom,

Looks like this outfit is operated by gospelizing Christian zealots.

This article also reveals the origin of the new name.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=16878

Disturbing. They do indeed embrace their Hell Doctrine...

Resp,

dave said...

we should not employ haliburten either, our military should be self sufficient

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