FBI arrests S&W VP at SHOT show

[chabouk]

Blackwater is being investigated concerning possible violation of FCPA (or, perhaps more likely, conspiracy to violate FCPA) in its dealings with Iraqi authorities.

Odd. I thought the investigation would start with the domestic corrupt practices that allowed them to go to Iraq in the first place.

[57Coastie]

Blackwater is being investigated concerning possible violation of FCPA (or, perhaps more likely, conspiracy to violate FCPA) in its dealings with Iraqi authorities.

Odd. I thought the investigation would start with the domestic corrupt practices that allowed them to go to Iraq in the first place.

I wish it had, chabouk. I wish it had. We still apparently have as many mercenaries over there as we do troops -- not just Blackwater (pardon me, Xe) but outfits like KBR who do the cooking and KP. In my day our armed forces were self-sufficient. In classic terms, notwithstanding Washington blather about "trimming down," we have close to twice as many Americans "engaged" as the Pentagon owns up to.

Jim

[bizarrenormality]

What do mercenaries have to do with this discussion? Was S&W selling mercs at the SHOT show?