I'm pretty surprised this thread isn't getting any attention. The threat of Blackwater which a lot of ATS have acknowledged, is now a greater threat then ever.

Common folks, view view view!

mercs have been used alot more than just Iraq...pick up a copy of soldier of fortune, go to personals, and just read the ads which are basically guns for hire, or look at other spots in our world with a military presence.

wanna know a big secret about blackwater and mercs.

I worked with alot of them and asked them the same question. Why are you a merc, or why are you an op for BW almost everytime i received a similar yet sarcastic answer..

(insert company here) didnt want to pay me more than minimum wage for my combat skills. or something along the lines of that answer. Its true. very true.


I became a cop...whats my main tool

My friend is a merc...whats his main tool


what were we trained with?



he makes more money, we both have an imminent danger in our jobs

we both have families to feed, we both risked our lives


some guys make their living with an 80,000 dollar piece of meaningless paper that says they are qualified to perform a task


well we just so happened to almost die on several occasions for the skills we need to make a living, some are meant for it, some arent and despise those who are.


Go tell a marine or a merc, or a ranger to his face, that he's part of an evil plot for a NWO and he's aiding in the deaths of millions....just see what happens.


If America is so full of evil, and is so bad, and is up to no good


MOVE THE F%#@ OUT AND GO TO CANADA

So Blackwater have changed teir name to 'Xe' , why?

Is it so they can play word games when they come knocking on your door and say things like " Zis is 'Xe' end of 'Xe' Vor for you, "

Sounds better than, 'Ding Ding' - - "Blackwater soldiers calling".

Sounds more like their either trying to cover their tracks and disappear or trying to be 'trendy and hip' by having a new WOW name . Whats next in line for their name change , I favour ' i-merc ' seeing as everything else has an ' i' infront , iphone, ipod etc. I should copyright it.

[edit on 3/6/09 by DataWraith]