Stop The Blackwater Mercenary Camp
Isn't our army and national guard good enough to do their job? Are the American people in favor of their tax dollars going to pay for a private army to kill its own citizens?
They reportedly got paid $975.00..Per day to patrol around N.O. after Katrina and killed several "Looters" trying to save their life..
Blackwater USA, one of the largest private military contractors in the world, has proposed "Blackwater West" to be built in a valley just north of the small town of Potrero, in East San Diego County. The facility will comprise 824 acres, and includes a portion of the Cleveland National Forest. The valley is one of a chain of valleys starting in Descanso, part of the original two-million acre preserve originally designated by Teddy Roosevelt. Since then, it has been reduced to 650K acres, and swiss-cheesed with private ownership. This valley has been used as a chicken ranch.
The proposed use will substantially develop the property and utilize it for target practice using pistols and carbines, a two-mile race track for emergency vehicle training, an 18,000 sqft armory, dormitories, mess hall, etc. The intention is to service 300 students each week with 60 staff in residence on site. See BlackwaterWestProjectDescription for details, and Detailed Plot Plan.
Current status as of this April 7, 2007 update is that the DPLU scoping meeting has been held and they will accept comments until April 27th. Those comments and questions will be incorporated into the final Environmental Impact Report.
source:
http://www.eastcountydemocraticclub.org/twiki/bin/view/Common/Blackwater...
