Breaking on BBC - Karzai has given orders that all private

[malaise]

security firms be disbanded within four months.

Blackwater too???

[aikoaiko]

1. I predict they will be disbanded promptly....

..and the security contractors will be rehired under some under other arrangement.

[babylonsister]

2. ??

BBC needs to get with it! This 'broke' yesterday, if not before. :hi:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=8954733

[malaise]

4. LOL - thanks

Looks like they are specifically targeting the foreign mercenaries.

:hi:

[SpiralHawk]

3. "But, but, but what about our massive war profiteering?" - Mercenaries, Inc. (R)

"GD it. Just when our Crusade was, um, really bringing in the cashmoneybucks. Damn it."

- Mercenaries, Inc. (R)

[malaise]

6. Looks like they are the main target

of this decree.

[Javaman]

10. there will always be Halliburton...

Our own little version of IG Farben.

[dipsydoodle]

5. He had already said

internal and foreign which must therefore include Blackwater. I think the US had also said they agreed.

I can see this is just breaking on BBC but think you may find other words on the subject here yesterday. :shrug:

[malaise]

7. Indeed babylonsister

posted that link. :hi:

[dipsydoodle]

8. I didn't notice that

until after I'd posted. In yesteday's stuff they'd said it would be confirmed on Tuesday which your post confirms.

:hi:

[lpbk2713]

9. Blackwater has already disbanded.

Into Xe.

It's all a paper shuffle.

When the time comes, Xe will morph into something else per their lawyers advice.