To stage a military coup does not take millions of people, just a small well-trained force the size of Blackwater (which changed it's name to Xe in 2009, and has been known as Academi since 2011).
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In August 2012, the company agreed to pay $7.5 million in fines, without admitting guilt, to the US government to settle various charges. Most of the charges were dropped in February 2013 when it was revealed that the employees were acting under the orders of the US government.
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The US-based private Mercenary Industry is booming:
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Constellis Holdings, Inc. has agreed to acquire Constellis Group, Inc., a leading provider of security, support and advisory services to government, multinational corporations and international organizations operating in challenging environments around the world.
Constellis Holdings was formed by the founders of Triple Canopy and the private equity investors who formed ACADEMI.
The transaction brings together a global team of industry leaders, including: Triple Canopy, Constellis Ltd., Strategic Social, Tidewater Global Services, National Strategic Protective Services, ACADEMI Training Center and International Development Solutions.
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US Mercenary companies are reportedly active now in the Russia-Ukraine dispute too:
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Russia is calling on the United States to take steps to curb involvement of foreign mercenaries in the ongoing military operation in Ukraine, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.
"We would like the US administration to take efficient measures to curb participation of mercenaries from abroad in Kiev's punitive operation against the protesters, against the people fighting for their rights in southeastern regions of Ukraine," Ryabkov said in an interview with Interfax.
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"The notorious Greystone (later known as Academi) is only the best known logo of such structures. Judging by information coming from various sources, we are dealing not only with this structure, which has stained itself by mercenary activities in numerous conflicts, but also some others, including from Eastern Europe, particularly from Poland," Ryabkov said.
The US structures acting in Ukraine are "in fact militarized groups composed of well-trained personnel with state-of-the-art equipment," Ryabkov said. "That is, these are combat forces that are taking part in special operations in the true sense of the word," he said.
"In addition to Academi/Greystone, there is also a structure called Cubic Applications International," he said.
"We are repeatedly saying this to our American counterparts. Unfortunately, we see responses to the effect that nothing of the sort is happening or can happen, that everything has been denied, and the matter isn't worth being revisited. But facts say the opposite. I am sure this issue will remain on the agenda of our dialogue with the US," Ryabkov said.
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The US government should not be using mercenaries in the conduct of it's foreign policy, nor should it allow private mercenary companies to operate in or via this country. It is stupid and dangerous on several levels.
The people behind Blackwater/Xe/Academi should have been reigned in a long time ago.
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