Erik D. Prince (born June 6 1969, Holland, Michigan) is the founder and sole owner of the private military company Xe, formerly Blackwater Worldwide.[2] Testifying before the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on October 2, 2007, he gave his title as chairman and CEO of the Prince Group and Blackwater Worldwide, then named Blackwater USA.[3]. On March 2, 2009, Prince announced that he was stepping down as CEO of Xe.
–from wikipedia
In sworn statements, two ex-employees claim Blackwater’s owner, Erik Prince, murdered or facilitated the murder of individuals cooperating with federal authorities investigating the company. One also charged Prince “views himself as a Christian crusader tasked with eliminating Muslims and the Islamic faith from the globe.” We speak with investigative journalist and bestselling author Jeremy Scahill, who broke the story for The Nation magazine.
Murder, destruction of evidence, weapons smuggling, corruption–those are just some of the explosive allegations made by two former employees of the private military contractor formerly known as Blackwater. The claims were made in sworn statements filed on August 3rd in federal court in Virginia.
The two men claim Blackwater’s owner, Erik Prince, may have murdered or facilitated the murder of individuals who were cooperating with federal authorities investigating the company. One also alleges that Prince “views himself as a Christian crusader tasked with eliminating Muslims and the Islamic faith from the globe” and that Prince’s companies “encouraged and rewarded the destruction of Iraqi life.”
The identities of the two men–a former Blackwater employee and an ex-US Marine who has worked as a security operative for the company–were sealed out of concerns for their safety.
In their testimony, both men also allege that Blackwater was smuggling weapons into Iraq. One of the men alleges that Prince turned a profit by transporting “illegal” or “unlawful” weapons into the country on Prince’s private planes. They also charge that Prince and other Blackwater executives destroyed incriminating videos, emails and other documents and have intentionally deceived the US State Department and other federal agencies.
The allegations, and a series of other charges, are contained in sworn affidavits, given under penalty of perjury, as part of a seventy-page motion by lawyers for Iraqi civilians suing Blackwater for alleged war crimes and other misconduct. Blackwater now operates under the name Xe–spelled X E.
–from DemocracyNow. Org 5Aug2009
It is said that Lucifer is the "Prince of Darkness" (I don't know why he is neither king nor emperor)"the fallen "son of the dawn" of Isaiah 14:12 with the "accuser" of other passages in the Old Testament."
The Judaic-christian and, I suppose by extension, Islamic myths describe him/it as a "fallen angel" who once had the position or role as the most BEAUTIFUL of all angels.
[Islamic interpretation is articulated slightly differently AND Parenthetically one should perhaps keep the Greek myth of Icarus in the back of ones mind- which i believe may predate the Judaic-christian biblical myth ]
What is fascinating in the early Judaic myths is that he/she/it is not always one figure- but rather many, and functions as an "agent" of god, with the intention to "test" mortals. Therefore the story of the 'prostitute' who (working for god) tries to tempt or later the serpent in the Garden of Eden.
But to keep things simple- I am fascinated by the idea of BEAUTY and seduction as Good in the guise of evil (meaning I suppose veering away from LOVE or God).
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