Private contractors coming to a town near you?

**jezcruzen** · 06-14-2012, 07:11 AM

I happened upon an acquaintance of mine yesterday that I had not seen for a while. We once worked together. He left to go to work for Blackwater some time ago and has spent time with them and similar "contractors" in Afghanistan. He had been back for two months, he said.

Because of rumors I had heard, I asked if he knew of any usage of people of his profession - mercs, basically - here in the US. He said "yes". He said that various "security companies" had been working around the country with local LEOs, Feds, and the military in order to streamline operation command and control issues, communications, and organization.

He went on to tell me that he and others had been required to attend recent training in responding to civil unrest in this country. He also said that quite a number of Canadian military had cycled through the training as well, and that talk among this group indicated that should civil unrest occur here in the US, elements of the Canadian military would be used selectively to help quell it. There was concern about using US military against their own citizens, it appears. The notion is that foreign troops and "private contractors" wouldn't have the same hesitation.

Sure made my morning! Thats a lot to think about.

**countryboy6685** · 06-14-2012, 09:18 AM

Sounds like its going to get bad SOON .
Robert W

**RICHFL** · 06-14-2012, 09:27 AM

Any government that would allow foreign troops to enter this country to "HELP CONTROL" its citizens is enough to make all our fore-fathers roll over in their graves. It is so far left of the wording in the Constitution - I do not know where to begin. It's has to be a bad dream or that guy was pulling your leg.

No way would the Government be caught spending money for such training. The government would not last the scandal that it would cause, just think of the TV news and how they would react. They would group together when their freedom of speech is threatened. (It's what pays their bills). They would act like a pack of wild dogs.

**longhunter** · 06-14-2012, 10:08 AM

Problem is the media is working hand-in-hand with the government and they probably wouldn't report it. To keep them in line, all the other pieces would be in place before the government hit them with censorship, gag orders or a downright takeover. Many of the "empires" of the past have brought in foreign troops when things got bad which, almost always, made things worse. History tends to repeat itself for those who forget or refuse to learn by it.

**Diesel** · 06-14-2012, 10:49 AM

Same old garbage BS people drumming up fiction in their minds. Fed & Local Gov's have been using contractors for a VERY long time. They use them mainly udirng natural disasters to protect important buildings, i.e generator stations, fuel depots, tel annexed, etc. Very common.. Rarely does a state or city have the man power to protect everything for jackass pillagers

**drt4lfe** · 06-14-2012, 11:30 AM

Contractors have been around a long time....90+ % of them do technical stuff.....only a few percent do any armed ( gun fighting ) work.....the media tells a different story than what actually happens ( go figure )
The one's who do armed escort duty and body guard duties are rarely in any true combat zone....the people they protect rarely want to be near a true combat zone.....( go figure ) asset protection is what most do and 99% of the time it is boring but, highly paid....

**coyotee** · 06-15-2012, 12:39 PM

Hey Countryboy,

You just gave me an epifiany, or epiphany or something like that...

Could BO mean our current Commander in Chief, or Bug Out? LOL!

Both perhaps?

**Oscar Wilde** · 06-15-2012, 01:28 PM

Jez, this is not the sort of information welcomed here although I personally appreciate the info.

An acquaintance of mine who was at the time involved, hinted to me a couple of years back, that such things were in development.

It would require some in depth research and more than a few involved contacts to be able to provide any sort of compelling details but I'm too lazy and it just wouldn't really matter in the long run

Some folks here are poo-pooing this and this is fine, to each there own.

Someone interjected that those who are former American military are dedicated patriots .... maybe but these guys are mercenaries, they have no loyalties to anyone other than those holding the purse strings.

Another here is ok with their existence for "emergencies" to provide security. This is one of the functions of our police, our guard units and other established emergency response entities. There is no justification for the existence of a mercenary force of any size inside CONUS.

Folks, this is just another development that is an indicator of things coming our way just as with entities such as NORTHCOM .... more dots to connect for those keeping count.

O.W.

**dalewick** · 06-16-2012, 12:33 AM

Originally Posted by Oscar Wilde

Jez, this is not the sort of information welcomed here although I personally appreciate the info.

Someone interjected that those who are former American military are dedicated patriots .... maybe but these guys are mercenaries, they have no loyalties to anyone other than those holding the purse strings.

O.W.

O.W., Subtle, I thought about what you said for awhile and thought I should expand on my previous comments. Granted, contractors are mercenaries and will 99% of the time do whatever their boss says. I do know Vets from the Special Ops community that are currently working as contractors, mostly doing what they did for our military in foreign countries, for far more money than a GI's salary. And, I'll grant you that in any group there will always be a few exceptions to the rule. On the whole though, the American special operations community, (Special Forces, SEALs, PJ's, Rangers, Marine Recon, etc.) are not the Rambos and cowboys that hollywood makes them out to be. It requires certain "traits" that the military seeks out and cultivates to make these soldiers and patriotism is one of those traits. I believe anything is possible in this old world as these are the men who truely understand and know how to conduct warfare, but my faith and trust in their patriotism has never yet been given a reason for doubt. Until they do, I call them brother.

I believe a contractor requesting these men to use lethal force on U.S. citizens may be surprised at the speed and lethality of their response. If anything, I would think the powers that be, would want these men out of the country and unable to come home when needed.

Dale

**coyotee** · 06-14-2012, 10:00 AM

jezcruzen,

Do you only write fiction?

If you do have an 'acquaitance' that was once employed by BlackWater, which is now Xe, he would'nt tell You or anyone else diddly shit. Either you belived some lies or are making this crap up to get some get some attention.

Your post is fodder.