As Blackwater returns to Iraqi streets, does it confirm al-Maliki's puppet status?

Question

How can ANYONE argue this is a puppet regime with strings in Washington......

HE and HIS Government have NO CREDIBILITY whatsoever...

Answer 1

Sovereignty is when you can ask a foreign power to leave your country... and they leave.

And this proves that Iraq's sovereignty is a farce.

Answer 2

As of the 5:00 p.m. report on NPR (A Reliable source) they are indeed back on the streets doing the escort and security work. I think all sides would agree the Iraqi government is a joke, why it is a joke is where they split. Most people who are diverse in their intake of information and objective in the forming of their opinions have probably concluded by now that it is is indeed a puppet regime, I don't think they use strings anymore, probably high tech implanted electro-stimulators operated from the office of the Vice President of the United States.

Answer 3

Absolutely. A quick history on Blackwater. They recruit the most high level senior government officials. With the high ranking of these people come pull and influence in the US government. Cofer Black is one of there main officers and he used to be in charge of counterterroism in the cia! so he definitely brings alot of influence and contacts in washington with him.

Maliki is definitely a puppet and has no credibility for the iraqi people. The iraqi people hate blackwater more then the US presence, because they dont follow the military rules of engagement. They speed through towns almost mowing down children, and push around anyone they want. THese masked men have no identification like military people with there uniforms.

Blackwater sparked the siege in falluja, and doesnt equip there men well with armored convoys.

I dont believe security should be outsourced to for profit entities that are loyal to a CEO instead of the government of the US.

Answer 4

Well, not really...
I'm not saying the Iraqi government isn't a puppet regime, just that Blackwater is a bad example since they're 'special' (onipotent?). Blackwater is explicitly exempt from Iraq Law with regard to the terms and conditions of their contract. Furthermore, they are explicitly immune from the Iraqi legal process regarding their actions under contract. These exemptions are granted to them under a special edict put in place by Paul Bremmer of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA). That wonderful organization that mis-managed and lost billions of Iraqi 'Oil for Food' dollars intended for rebuilding and maintenance of intrastructures.
-- CPA Order 17 (section 4)
http://www.cpa-iraq.org/regulations/20040627_CPAORD_17_Status_of_Coalition__Rev__with_Annex_A.pdf

The best I can tell is that they were designated as a Multination Force (MNF) by the CPA, which in turn gets its authority via UN Security Council Resolutions. In addition, there is no Congressional oversight for Blackwater nor do they fall under the jurisdiction of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). They apparently do fall under the Justice Department, which essentially puts them under control of ... well, you know.
-- Who Will Stop the U.S. Shadow Army in Iraq?
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/04/30/861/
-- IRAQ: Breaking the Silence
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13420
-- State Sovereignty and Private Security Companies (lots of related links off this article)
http://globalpolicy.org/nations/sovereign/militaryindex.htm

Answer 5

I can argue that this is a puppet regime with strings in Washington because he and his government have no credibility.

Answer 6

Yep.

And don't think for a second that Iraqi people aren't seeing this up close and personally.

I think Maliki and the entire govt. will collapse by Christmas, unless Bush makes some sort of consession by allowing Maliki off his leash and giving him some real authority.

Answer 7

Do you have a link? until you post a link you have no CREDIBILITY!

Here Ill do it for you!
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hmrLJfBttBSuJiT0K5tiQvlB47dA

I don't like hired guns in Iraq! Having said that are they a necessary evil? According to the Iraqi government it is. Also this is an on going investigation!!

Quote "The aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation into Sunday's incident was ongoing..."


When the situation in question is fully investigated and the facts are on the table what ever the decision by the Iraqi government you will call him puppet! You have made that clear!

Answer 8

They are not in charge of anything and since thats the case they get no respect from the people they are suppose to govern .

Answer 9

Without a doubt

Answer 10

If Blackwater is on the streets, my advice to you is go inside.