billionaire far-right mercenary #ErikPrince has joined the Advisory Committee of #SoldierOfFortune magazine.

This is from 2019 but a good look back. #ErikPrince #Myanmar #Russia #China #News #Corruption #GlobalCrisis
https://www.globalwitness.org/en/blog/erik-prince-in-myanmar-an-own-goal-in-the-making-for-chinas-belt-and-road-investments/

@wendysiegelman Interesting, isn't it? Steve Bannon rails against the Chinese govt. endlessly, accusing the Bidens of nefarious activities with the Chinese.

But it's #ErikPrince, brother of Trump's Sec. of Ed. Betsy Devos, and a Trump-Bannon ally, who has been working to train Chinese military and worked years for China and other foreign dictatorships with his private army.

Trumpers never complain about that, do they?

Jim Jordan’s whistleblower was suspended for leaking investigation to Project Veritas. Jared Wise was a trainer at Erik Prince's ranch. May 3: Arrested on Capitol riot charges.

Seddon: "He also helped set up operations to secretly record F.B.I. employees and other government officials." #ErikPrince #Veritas #fascist #criminals #republican #ChristoFascist

"Prosecutors have subpoenaed Richard Seddon, a former British intelligence official, and Susan Gore, a Republican donor and heiress to the Gore-Tex fortune, as part of the investigation."

Fed prosecutors investigating possible campaign finance violations in connection with an undercover operation based in #Wyoming that aimed to infiltrate progressive groups, political campaigns and offices of elected reps before 2020 election…

Prosecutors also sought communications, documents or financial records tied to #ErikPrince the international security consultant, as well as former operatives who worked for the conservative group #ProjectVeritas and its founder.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/09/us/politics/fbi-spy-ring-political-contributions.html

Erik Prince, Founder of Blackwater, Faces Indictment in Austria for Trafficking Arms to Libya in Violation of UN Arms Embargo https://bnn.network/breaking-news/erik-prince-founder-of-blackwater-faces-indictment-in-austria-for-trafficking-arms-to-libya-in-violation-of-un-arms-embargo/#:~:text=Erik%20Prince%2C%20Founder%20of%20Blackwater,Violation%20of%20UN%20Arms%20Embargo #erikPrince #armstrafficking #austria

@georgetakei

That scumbag was an indictment waiting to happen! Goooo Austria!!

#erikprince #scumbag

#ErikPrince has been indicted in #Austria under the War Material Act 💥👊👊

https://bnn.network/breaking-news/erik-prince-founder-of-blackwater-faces-indictment-in-austria-for-trafficking-arms-to-libya-in-violation-of-un-arms-embargo/

Looks like Austria figured out what the U.S. Justice Dept should have figured out YEARS ago.....#ErikPrince is an international criminal and frankly, a terrorist!

https://kurier.at/chronik/niederoesterreich/erik-prince-kriegsgeraet-niederoesterreich-us-soeldner-chef-wiener-neustadt-gericht/402451938

The Intercept and Grist begin release of 50 #TigerSwan documents

by Brenda Norrell, Censored News, April 14, 2023

"The #Intercept and #Grist began releasing new TigerSwan spy documents in new coverage of the mercenaries hired by the #DakotaAccess Pipeline. They now have 50,000 TigerSwan documents, and another 9,000 are held up in the court battle for now. The documents reveal TigerSwan spying on #WaterProtectors at #StandingRock in #NorthDakota, Bold Iowa, and at other locations.

"[Murdered] #Pauite #journalist, drone #activist and filmmaker #MyronDewey was among those that TigerSwan spied on and stalked at Standing Rock..."
#WaterIsLife #NoDAPL #IndigenousNews #Blackwater #ErikPrince

Read more: https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2023/04/the-intercept-after-spying-on-standing.html

2016 via #DemocracyNow: #TigerSwan Security, Linked to #Blackwater, Now Coordinates Intel for #DakotaAccess

"We speak with Intercept co-founder Jeremy Scahill, who has spent years reporting on private security contractors such as the private security firm TigerSwan, which has links to the now-defunct mercenary firm Blackwater and is in charge of coordinating intelligence for the Dakota Access pipeline company. He discusses the company’s track record as more than 100 #NativeAmericans and allies fighting the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline have been injured by police in North Dakota. Many were attacked with rubber bullets, tear gas, mace canisters and water cannons in freezing temperatures. The attack began after the water protectors attempted to clear access to a public bridge, which has been blocked by authorities using military equipment chained to concrete barriers."
#NoDAPL #ErikPrince

Listen: https://www.democracynow.org/2016/11/21/jeremy_scahill_tigerswan_security_linked_to

2007: #Blackwater's #ErikPrince Has #GOP, #Christian Group Ties

By Corey Flintoff, NPR

"Prince grew up in Holland, Mich., where his father, Edgar Prince, built Prince Corporation, an auto-parts company that based its success on novel products, such as the lighted vanity mirror for car window visors. The elder Prince was a close friend and supporter of Christian #Evangelists such as James Dobson of Focus on the Family, as well as a contributor to the Republican Party. He was an early benefactor of the #FamilyResearchCouncil.

"Erik Prince was accepted to the U.S. Naval Academy, but dropped out after three semesters. He later told the Virginia-Pilot newspaper that he loved the Navy but disliked the academy. He finished his schooling at the Christian-oriented #HillsdaleCollege in Michigan.

"Other members of Prince's family have been active in Republican politics. His sister, #BetsyDeVos, has served as chair of the Michigan Republican Party, and her husband, Dick DeVos, was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for governor of Michigan in 2006. Dick DeVos, a member of the conservative family that co-founded Amway, succeeded his father as president of that company."
#GOP #ChristoFacist #Mercenaries

Read more: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14659780

[NYT paywall] #ErikPrince Recruits Ex-Spies to Help Infiltrate Liberal Groups

by Mark Mazetti, 2020

"Mr. Prince, a contractor close to the Trump administration, contacted veteran spies for operations by #ProjectVeritas, the conservative group known for conducting stings on news organizations and other groups"

#Blackwater #Spies

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/07/us/politics/erik-prince-project-veritas.html

#ErikPrince on #Blackwater’s Secret #CIA Past

by Eli Lake
Updated Jul. 12, 2017 12:00AM ET / Published Mar. 14, 2013

"During [a 2008 raid], the ATF seized 17 Romanian AK-47s and 17 Bushmaster AR-13 rifles the bureau claimed were purchased illegally through the sheriff’s office in Camden County, North Carolina. It also alleged that Blackwater illegally shortened the barrels of rifles and then exported them to other countries in violation of federal gun laws. Meanwhile, in the process of trying to account for Blackwater’s guns, the ATF discovered that the rifles and pistols presented in 2005 to King Abdullah and his brothers were registered to Blackwater employees. Prosecutors would subsequently allege that Gary Jackson—the former president of Blackwater and one of the two people who would eventually plead guilty to a misdemeanor—had instructed employees to falsely claim on ATF forms that the guns were their own personal property and not in the possession of Jordanian royalty.

"In all of these instances—the purchase of the rifles through the Camden County sheriff, the shipment of the guns to other countries, and the gifts to Abdullah—Blackwater argued that it was acting on behalf of the U.S. government and the CIA. All of these arguments, obviously, were very much in Blackwater’s legal interest. That said, it provided the court with classified emails, memoranda, contracts, and photos. It also obtained sealed depositions from top CIA executives from the Directorate of Operations, testifying that Blackwater provided training and weapons for agency operations. (A CIA spokesman declined to comment for this story.)"

Read more:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/exclusive-erik-prince-on-blackwaters-secret-cia-past

@wendysiegelman "Despite Mr. Lukashenko’s violence and repression against a civilian uprising, Mr. Prince apparently sought an opportunity to corner the market on Soviet-era munitions for a private military enterprise. He viewed Mr. #Lukashenko’s violent effort to hold on to power as the strongman saw it..." #ErikPrince #Blackwater #Academi

"Erik Prince's Love Letter to 'Europe's Last Dictator'
Blackwater Founder + Trump Donor Sought Belarus Arms Deal from Putin Ally" - Matthew Cole, 7 March 2023 [1]

For details of the "great work" by #Lukashenko in "calm[ing] down" the "current commotions" as of September 2020, see [2][3].

#Belarus #ErikPrince #Blackwater #Trump #ArmsTrade

[1] https://matthewcole.substack.com/p/exclusive-erik-princes-love-letter

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_Belarusian_protests

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_issues_related_to_the_suppression_of_the_2020_Belarusian_protests

@jennycohn Although he has no known ties to #J6, #ErikPrince is still out and about committing dangerous #fuckery. Thinking about these guys keeps me up at night.🫣

Wondering what #fuckery #ErikPrince is up to these days.🤨

Gazprom, you say? Hmm.....gives them the right to form private units, you say?

Who wants to bet #ErikPrince is lurking in the shadows?

@gregolear

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-russia-energy-arms-idUKL0411305020070704

Impressed with the reporting on RT's #RedactedTonight. Both podcasts (Friday's 'VIP' and Saturday's episode) cover important topics.

They relate to #Ukraine, Google #Chrome vs #Firefox, #monopoly and a #gameDesigner from the last century you may not know about, a #fourDayWeek and #workerRights, #BlackWater's alleged #warCriminal leader #ErikPrince.

https://www.rt.com/shows/redacted-tonight-summary/ (warn: #AmazonSoundCloud, google/yandex scripts. Please consider TorBrowser with uBlock.)