Blackwater’s New Ethics Chief: John Ashcroft

[kpete]

Source: Wired

Blackwater’s New Ethics Chief: John Ashcroft
The consortium in charge of restructuring the world’s most infamous private security firm just added a new chief in charge of keeping the company on the straight and narrow. Yes, John Ashcroft, the former attorney general, is now an “independent director” of Xe Services, formerly known as Blackwater.

Ashcroft will head Xe’s new “subcommittee on governance,” its backers announced early Wednesday in a statement, an entity designed to “maximize governance, compliance and accountability” and “promote the highest degrees of ethics and professionalism within the private security industry.”

In other words, no more shooting civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan; no more signing for weapons its guards aren’t authorized to carry in warzones; no more impersonations of cartoon characters to acquire said weaponry; and no more ‘roids and coke on the job.





Read more: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/05/blackwaters-new-ethics-chief-john-ashcroft/

[xchrom]

1. not from The Onion. nt

[kpete]

2. marriage

made in heaven - NOT...

peace, kpete

[bongbong]

19. The Onion fired all its writers

They don't need them anymore. They just have to print repig & GOP PR releases.

[plumbob]

3. My sig line was never more appropriate.

Ever.

[leveymg]

4. That puts just about the entire 9/11 crew in one company, except Bush and Cheney.

Remarkable.

[Zorra]

7. Remarkable, and very worrisome.

Like RW mercenary militia coup worrisome.

[Ikonoklast]

5. If Ashcroft takes away hookers, it ain't worth doin' the job no more.

Shit, no 'roids or coke?

What in the fuck does that asshole want me to eat for breakfast now, answer me that?

[louis-t]

16. No more lettin' yer eagle soar.

:eyes:

[lutefisk]

6. Shameless.

This shouldn't surprise me, but it does.

[Jefferson23]

8. What happened, David Addington wasn't available?? n/t

[Vidar]

9. I suppose this means the mercenaries will have to keep their clothes on

while they're raping and killing the locals.

[Hubert Flottz]

10. John Ashcroft is probably x Baldwin Felts...

[nonperson]

11. Ashcroft and EHTICS?

Like oil and water. The hypocritical lizard-eyed bastard that he is.

And then to make matters even worse, there's the Chris Christie payday for Aschroft, David Kelley, and certain Christie friends and contributors.

From Politicker NJ, August 18, 2009

http://vip.politickernj.com/tags/david-kelley

"Revelations yesterday that Christopher Christie did not report a personal loan he made to a former top deputy at the U.S. Attorney's office is the latest in a series of self-inflicted wounds that could cost him the race for governor. Christie had solid lead over Gov. Jon Corzine in last week's Quinnipiac poll (51%), but his own mistakes are helping the Democrats regain some lost ground. The conventional wisdom among many political insiders is that Corzine, enormously unpopular with voters, cannot win the election, but he can make Christie lose by spending enough to raise the negatives of his Republican rival.

Making a personal loan to a close family friend is not a political liability; indeed, Corzine has made plenty of financial gifts -- sometimes to people he doesn't even like. Christie's problem here is that he did not report that loan on personal financial disclosure statements required by the Department of Justice. News last week that Christie discussed his upcoming campaign for governor with former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove helps Corzine paint Christie as a conservative Republican close to an unpopular former president. Christie's decisions - apparently legal - to award no-bid public monitor contracts to: former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft; David Kelley, who was the U.S. Attorney in New York who decided not to prosecute Christie's brother for illegal trading violations; and to close political allies Herbert Stern and John Inglesino, who later made major contributions to Christie's campaign, are all self-inflicted wounds. Christie's greatest attribute is his record taking down corrupt politicians. His greatest problem, at least right now, is that Corzine can afford to turn each of these issues into 30-second TV ads.

Updated: Christie did not report income from the loan on his federal tax return, according to a New York Times story."

[forty6]

12. I really DID think this was from the Onion!

I hope he fails miserably at his job, as he has so often done.

[stockholmer]

13. Ain’t No Party Like a Blackwater Party, ‘Cause a Blackwater Party Got Coke, ‘Roids, and AKs

Ashcroft's Christian sect hates dancing, could be trouble ahead, roflmao :rofl:


http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/09/aint-no-party-like-a-blackwater-party-cause-a-blackwater-party-got-coke-roids-and-aks/

[Jackpine Radical]

14. Alberto Gonzales turn them down or something?

[stubtoe]

15. *headdesk*

[Name removed]

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[proReality]

18. Are you advocating torture for DUers?

Just turn it off right now and I'll tell you anything you want to know!!!

[pdefalla]

20. This just in.....

John Wayne Gacey will be the new National Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America. His long association with young men will make him the ideal candidate for this position, and he will be assuming the position as soon as he is released from maximum security prison....

[LynneSin]

21. I heard Blackwater is going to hire Hannibal Lector as their head chef

:rofl:

[Paper Roses]

22. I give up. What is the point of trying anymore? n/t.

[lunatica]

23. I get it now. We actually live in two alternate universes at the same time

No wonder things are so confusing!

[Downwinder]

24. I do believe, the tornadoes last weekend picked me up and dropped me in OZ.

[auburngrad82]

25. That's three words I never thought I'd hear in the same sentence

Ashcroft, Blackwater, and Ethics.

Maybe the world is coming to an end.

[bobthedrummer]

26. Nothing truly surprises me anymore in our corporate fascist dominated USA, kpete, yet

:wow:

As each day passes this year it looks like some of US were highly predictive in our "conspiracy" posts a decade ago.

K&R

[tanyev]

27. Better get some fabric to drape over their big weapons and ammo supplies.

Some of those things look pretty phallic.

[udbcrzy2]

28. John Ashcroft Joins Company Once Known as Blackwater

Source: CBS St. Louis

MOYOCK, N.C. (AP) __ Former Missouri Governor, U.S. Senator and U.S. Attorney General, John Ashcroft is joining the security firm once known as Blackwater.

Investment group USTC Holdings, LLC, said Wednesday that Ashcroft is serving as an independent director for Moyock, N.C.-based Xe (ZEE) Services. The director positions were created in December when USTC purchased Xe. The private company became famous as Blackwater, which provided guards and services to the U.S. government in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere.

The company has been trying to rehabilitate its image since a 2007 shooting in Baghdad that killed 17 people, outraged the Iraqi government and led to federal charges against several Blackwater guards.

Those accusations were thrown out after a judge found prosecutors mishandled evidence, but the case was resurrected last month by a federal appeals court.

Read more: http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2011/05/04/john-ashcroft-joins-company-once-known-as-blackwater/

[shanti]

29. follow the money...

[ixion]

32. always...

[Golden Raisin]

35. And the stench.

[Skip_In_Boulder]

30. Hmmm, does he know there is going to be an increase in sales

and therefore this is where the money is going to be?

[Demeter]

31. Like calls to like

If you need a job after government "service", you ask the corporate crony buddies you served best...

[supernova]

33. Ick. Hope he's not moving here.

:puke:

[EFerrari]

34. Holy cow.

[Jumping John]

36. I am sure many devout Christians desire to join a lying, murdering, criminal enterprise such as XE.

[PassingFair]

46. So you've been to Grand Rapids? n/t

[NICO9000]

37. Of course he did

:eyes:

[dotymed]

38. The one thing I didn't notice anyone mention is that

Blackwater or XE was (is) owned by the CIA. At least that is what the previous front-man/owner said....it is really convoluted. Didn't eric Prince admit to being in the CIA and having started Blackwater for it's (CIA's) mercenaries?
So is USTC Holdings, LLC, still a "front" for the CIA? Kind of like "Air-America" during Viet Nam?
They sure do twist and turn to keep Americans from knowing where their Trillion$ are going....

[Blue Owl]

39. Make sure to profit a lot, John

from those no-bid MIC contracts.

[peace frog]

40. Perfect fit

Slime and slimier.

[Knight Hawk]

41. He dodged serving .............

in Vietnam................not on moral grounds mind you.Now of course he wants to make money off of other peoples misery.What a totally horrible person.I wish Obama would leave Afgan..................NOW.

[SpiralHawk]

42. More Darkside Republicon Warmongering & UpCovering

Ptoooey.

[AlbertCat]

43. John Ashcroft Joins Company Once Known as Blackwater

Let the Eagle Soar, John!


He can sing the new XE jingle....

[think]

44. I guess he wasn't cool enough for the Carlyle group? nt

[AlienGirl]

45. Evil attracts evil...