Somalian Pirates To Be Taken On By Blackwater

Wired:

Blackwater3_2 Security analysts and the Somali government are publicly flirting with the idea of hiring mercenaries to stop the pirates that are terrorizing east Africa. Now, the notorious guns-for-fire at Blackwater are responding to the call, with a resounding arrrr!!!!!

"Blackwater Worldwide today announced that its 183-foot ship, the McArthur, stands ready to assist the shipping industry as it struggles with the increasing problem of piracy in [Somalia's] Gulf of Aden," the firm says in a statement. "As a company founded and run by former Navy SEALs, with a 50,000-person database of former military and law enforcement professionals, Blackwater is uniquely positioned to assist the shipping industry."

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Comments

[scordsdu]

11:30 PM on 10/23/2008

Black Hawk Down! Blackwater will have to be very careful!

[Perry Clease]

04:46 PM on 10/19/2008

Great another outsourcing, the GOP will love it

[branticus]

03:12 PM on 10/17/2008

Here's an interesting overview of the whole pirate topic:

http://www.linktv.org/video/3098

[motley2]

01:04 PM on 10/17/2008

Get rid of the amateur pirates and bring in the professionals.

[HeevenSteven]

05:40 PM on 10/16/2008

Blackwater is going to have it's own navy now?