Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater, which is one of the world’s preeminent private military contractors, is suing progressive news outlet “The Intercept” over a report from last month that claimed that he offered lethal services to a sanctioned Russian mercenary firm. The Intercept claimed on April 13 that Prince had attempted to provide military forces […] Prince is DeVos’ brother, but Blackwater was renamed twice and is now called Academi. Check the rumors are true or not. Prince in order to further the Defendants’ political agenda, boost The Intercept’s readership, and reap the associated financial gains, including the continued viability of the publication.”The Wrap noted that “Blackwater, best known for its work during the war in Iraq” has “changed its name to XE in 2009 and changed its name again in 2012 to Academi.” The Wrap added, “Prince has largely been uninvolved with the company since 2012.”Prince is a former Navy SEAL who has turned into a highly successful businessman that has a deep network of influential contacts. The incident is infamous as the Bill Conroy’s claims have not been identified by any major local publication. They started out as a private security firm providing training support to law enforcement, the justice department, and military organizations and received their first contract from the United States government in 2000 after the bombing of the USS Cole.In 1998, the private security firm bought a training facility on a dark swamp in North Carolina and officially adopted their name, whi… So if you’re to choose between hiring mercenaries and private contractors, the safer bet would be to hire PMCs. …This sounds very shady, and it sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen.”The post’s author surmised (based on appropriations alongside images and videos) that the FPS agents were composed “largely of contract security personnel.” However, we were unable to verify to our own satisfaction whether the FPS response primarily involved private contractors.A popular Facebook post and separate tweets claimed that unidentified individuals in uniform detaining protesters in Portland were primarily private contractors, namely those attached to the Blackwater firm owned by Betsy DeVos’ brother Erik Prince. Via contracts with FPS, more than 50 private security firms provide guards — referred to as protective security officers (PSOs) — to the agency in the Washington, D.C., area alone.A portion of that item involved additional speculation from an anonymous source:“This concerns me, as FPS officers train with us at the federal law-enforcement training center in Glynco, Georgia,” [a] former Secret Service officer said, asking that his name not be used. Blackwater Charter School just might be the perfect school for pro-charter GOP legislators to establish in North Carolina. So it appears that the soldiers in Portland are actually contractors for Black River. Others were ready to deploy elsewhere if needed.Christopher J. David had largely ignored the protests in downtown Portland, Ore., but when he sawAnd so, on [July 18 2020], he took a bus downtown to ask the officers how they squared their actions with that oath.Instead of getting an answer, Mr. David was beaten with a baton by one federal officer as another doused him with pepper spray, according to video footage of the encounter. Mercenaries actually. Erik Dean Prince (born June 6, 1969) is an American businessman, former U.S. Navy SEAL officer, and the founder of the private military company Blackwater USA, now called … Versions of this claim spread on Twitter, too: Blackwater, a private military contractor is said to be involved in Portland protests. Claim: A military uniformed presence in July 2020 was made up partly or entirely of private contractors. “I can assure you that a contract officer isn’t law-enforcement certified. Meanwhile, Customs and Border Protection confirmed that some of the agents are theirs and that the involved agency is the Federal Protective Service, acting under a June 2020 executive order to “protect monuments.” How many — if any — of the agents are private security contractors remains unknown, due mainly to the lack of transparency surrounding the federal troops.A military uniformed presence in July 2020 was made up partly or entirely of private contractors.Are Uniformed Private Contractors Patrolling Portland and Snatching Protesters?

People confused the An independent investigation journalist Bill Conroy wrote an article on He mentioned that FPS uses “private-sector security companies like Blackwater corporate descendant Triple Canopy as well as dozens of other private security firms” to increase the men-force required to handle the crowd.A fact sheet posted on the official website of DHS states that the agency uses “13,000 contract staff to conduct security screenings at federal buildings.” About 1,000 are police officers, criminal investigators, and law enforcement security officers.Conroy made several claims about Homeland Security is using officers without “proper training and certifications, including proper firearms training.” And the lack of knowledge is causing trouble to the people protesting in Portland. degree.

Portland Protests: Black River/Water Mercenaries and security firm owned by Betsy DeVos brother Erick Prince under fire. After Floyd’s death, the city for days saw marches and rallies that attracted more than 10,000 generally peaceful Black Lives Matter protesters to the downtown area.

Mercenaries actually.