Blackwater adamant about Adame

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:08:26 -0500

Marshall Adame should be the sort of Congressional candidate Blackwater would get behind.

He's a retired Marine. He's worked in Iraq for the State Department and for The Sandi Group Intl., a military contractor. Both his sons have served with the Army in Iraq. But he spoke his mind online:

I have interacted with many mercenary groups, including Blackwater. There is no place in the American force structure, or in American culture for mercenaries. They are guns for hire; No more, no less. The primary motivation is money. In most cases it does not matter who's money. Private Security Organizations as extensive as Blackwater, for example, should not be allowed to operate in war zones as augments of the United States of America. Private Armies represent the very things we depise as a people. Servants to the highest bidder with true allegiance to no-one.

This generated nastygrams from Blackwater supporters, including an e-mail from Blackwater VP Bill Matthews, who asked for people to help "run this goof out of Dodge."

After the jump, the text of the e-mail. Warning: Strong language.

Crossposted from Joe Neff's Blackwater Current blog.

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Blackwater adamant about Adame