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Originally Posted by Loke
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People really have no idea what blackwater does. They are a security force. Everyone thinks they're out their running direct action missions, but that simply isn't the case. Our govt doesn't use private companies to run black side direct action missions - that is what CAG teams or the DIA is for.
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Are you completely ignorant of the controversy involving blackwater? We're all aware of what blackwater's
intended to do, but there's a huge abyss between that and what they've actually done and been accused of (for instance, raping US army personnel, conducting interrogations without permission, torture, indiscriminate killing, arms sales, and numerous other crimes). They're a gang of thugs who the US has no control over because they're desperately in need of troops - so even if their official mandate is just to provide security, that isn't all they've done.
Also, the more I think about it, it's wrong to prejudge what they meant when they chose the name blackwater. I'm sure they're referring to the private military contractors but considering how many things are named "Blackwater" I guess it's not that offensive. I guess I've just never seen a guild name that could even be considered offensive so I was a bit surprised that the name Blackwater was allowed to pass.