Attacking The Tail (Again)

Let’s read the pabulum first I’ve highlighted the weasel words:

3 Civilians Killed by Bomb in Iraq
By DAVID STRINGER, Associated Press WriterSun Apr 30, 10:13 AM ET
Sun Apr 30, 10:13 AM ET

LONDON - Three security contractors were killed and two others injured in a roadside bomb attack 30 miles south of Baghdad on Sunday, Britain’s Foreign Office said.

[snip]

All five contractors had been traveling in a sports utility vehicle which was attacked on Sunday morning, according to an Iraqi police report.

“A private security convoy was attacked this morning, three people were killed and two others injured,” said a spokeswoman for Britain’s Foreign Office, speaking on customary condition of anonymity, in line with policy.

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She said the condition of the two injured contractors is not known, but confirmed both are being treated in a hospital in Baghdad.

The contractors were working for London-based private security company Aegis Defense Services Ltd., a British official said, speaking on condition of anonymity, as he was not authorized to confirm details.

Staff at the London headquarters of Aegis, one of the biggest security contractors in Iraq, were not immediately available for comment.

The company, established in 2002 by Tim Spicer, a former British Army officer, is contracted by U.S. authorities to provide services including “protection of both civilian and military personnel traveling throughout the country.”

This is a perfect example of precisely what’s wrong with swallowing Washington and London’s bland jargon. They weren’t civilians . Civilians is the one thing they were not. They were MERCENARIES. Let’s do some rewrites truthfully this time:

3 Civilians Mercenaries Killed by Bomb in Iraq

LONDON - Three security contractors mercenaries were killed and two others injured in a roadside bomb attack 30 miles south of Baghdad on Sunday, Britain’s Foreign Office said.

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All five contractors mercenaries had been traveling in a sports utility vehicle which was attacked on Sunday morning, according to an Iraqi police report.

“A private security convoy mercenary convoy was attacked this morning, three mercenaries were killed and two others injured,” said a spokeswoman for Britain’s Foreign Office, speaking on customary condition of anonymity, in line with policy.

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She said the condition of the two injured mercenaries is not known, but confirmed both are being treated in a hospital in Baghdad.

The contractors mercenaries were working for London-based private security mercenary rental company Aegis Defense Mercenary Services Ltd., a British official said, speaking on condition of anonymity, as he was not authorized to confirm details.

Staff at the London headquarters of Aegis, one of the biggest providers of mercenaries in Iraq, were not immediately available for comment.

The company, established in 2002 by Tim Spicer, a former British Army officer, is contracted by U.S. authorities to provide mercenaries including “protection of both civilian and military personnel traveling throughout the country.”

See also: Attacking the Tail on my other blog in particular the comments .

I keep on saying this — using mercenaries apart from any other consideration is a sure fire guarantee that you’ll lose in a colonial war such as this. The same is true of torture and the two go hand-in-hand. It’s a sure fire guarantee that your losses are going to escalate. Both are first class recruiting sergeants for those fighting the invaders/occupiers. The US presence in Iraq has no tail. A few people are getting very rich because of that fact. A lot of the American dead are dead because of it too.

Why?

Because whenever the mercenaries get out of their depth, which they do with monotonous regularity, they get in touch with the regular army to come and rescue them. They then, having been rescued, leave the army to cope with the well and truly boiling over situation that they’ve created. That’s on top of the Army having to protect supply convoys incapable of defending themselves.

There is no distinction between a mercenary and any other hired killer such as a mafia hitman. None. I do not mourn their loss.

Addendum:

I’ve published a photo of the car in which the mercenaries died together with a composite image showing the blast pattern over at my other blog. As I said I cannot find it within myself to mourn the mercenaries. I do however have a lot of pity for the police in Al-Suwaira.

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