Mike S, if Wagner Group activities seem familiar, some of that familiarity may derive from American organizations like the Blackwater Security group, founded by ex-Navy SEAL Erik Prince, whose organization seems to keep morphing into other holding companies, shell companies and conglomerates (aka: Xe Services, Academi, Constellis Holding…
Mike S, if Wagner Group activities seem familiar, some of that familiarity may derive from American organizations like the Blackwater Security group, founded by ex-Navy SEAL Erik Prince, whose organization seems to keep morphing into other holding companies, shell companies and conglomerates (aka: Xe Services, Academi, Constellis Holdings) all apparently bent on profits derived from "violence for hire" kinds of arrangements.
Colette, I was about to point out that Betsy DeVos is his sister, and did her best to program public education to the detriment of our children. Thanks for pointing that out.
Thank you so much for this link. As I read, all I could think of was the extreme weaponization to which the US has transitioned. The covert aspect of the progression of this private security entity is stunning as it shifts its name, its reach and its governing with a board of directors that include John Ashcroft and other Bush era affiliated members. The depth, scope of its weaponizing and profiteering (aided by massive US government contracts) is exhausting.
My thread with Keith Wheelock alongside this community is rich with information about the Wagner Group and its operations.
Again, I am thankful to Keith Wheelock for such a candid conversation. Coincidentally, Keith Wheelock has set its foot in war-torn countries like Angola and I will find time to interview and get primary data about private military operations.
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Mike S, if Wagner Group activities seem familiar, some of that familiarity may derive from American organizations like the Blackwater Security group, founded by ex-Navy SEAL Erik Prince, whose organization seems to keep morphing into other holding companies, shell companies and conglomerates (aka: Xe Services, Academi, Constellis Holdings) all apparently bent on profits derived from "violence for hire" kinds of arrangements.
See Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwater_(company)
Let's not forget that Erik Prince's sister is Betsy DeVos...and we all know who she "kissed up to".
Colette, I was about to point out that Betsy DeVos is his sister, and did her best to program public education to the detriment of our children. Thanks for pointing that out.
Thank you so much for this link. As I read, all I could think of was the extreme weaponization to which the US has transitioned. The covert aspect of the progression of this private security entity is stunning as it shifts its name, its reach and its governing with a board of directors that include John Ashcroft and other Bush era affiliated members. The depth, scope of its weaponizing and profiteering (aided by massive US government contracts) is exhausting.
My thread with Keith Wheelock alongside this community is rich with information about the Wagner Group and its operations.
Again, I am thankful to Keith Wheelock for such a candid conversation. Coincidentally, Keith Wheelock has set its foot in war-torn countries like Angola and I will find time to interview and get primary data about private military operations.
Subscribe to my newsletter to get fuller and hard-to-find information about Africa and the rest of the world.
They seem to be copying the same strategies of entering into war-torn countries and economically benefiting from the resources.