Potrero California

Blackwater USA is was trying to build and open a mercenary training center in rural San Diego County. Look here for more info on what we can do to stop them.

Blackwater gives up in Potrero and withdraws it's application for a Mercenary Training facility there.
(UT article 1 Here)
(UT article 2 Here)

The planning group for the backcountry community of Potrero is under fire from residents angry about the group's support of the proposed Blackwater West military training camp. (Read More)

Lawsuit filed against Potrero group, county. A lawsuit has been filed by Potrero resident Zoe Rosell against County officials seeking to overturn a December 2006 vote taken by the Potrero Planning Group (PPG) in favor of allowing Blackwater ...  (Read More)

Public Comment Period on Mercenary Training Center Extended (Read More)

Stop Blackwater petition to Gov. Schwarzenegger, Sen. Feinstein and Sen. Boxer (sign now)

Links to Anti Merc Sites

Great Local site on the Potrero project (Click Here)

No Private Armies a group opposing Blackwater in Illinois (Click Here)

  Mercenary News

San Diego-5/5/08 Mayor Jerry Sanders calls for an investigation to look at Blackwater's permits (More)

Washington- 5/3/08 A Senate committee wants to rewrite rules governing ...private security guards in Iraq, imposing new restrictions that could curtail companies such as Blackwater (More)

SAN DIEGO – Local officials will challenge Blackwater Worldwide's permit for an indoor military training facility... (More)

Press Release, April 24, 2008 against Blackwater in Otay Mesa.

The Mercenary Revolution
With almost no congress -ional oversight and even less public awareness, the Bush administration has more than doubled the size of the U.S. occupation through the use of private war companies. (More)

Blakcwater Sues Families of mercenaries who were killed in Faluja Iraq. (Click Here)

Mercenaries, could they pull off a coup in the United States? Read this article from the Philadelphia Inquirer. (Click Here)

Blackwater Killing, A Blackwater USA contractor's killing of an Iraqi security guard is putting new pressure on the Bush administration to prosecute private company employees accused of crimes in Iraq... (Read More)

Jeremy Scahill testifies before the US Congress, (Read Transcript)

U.N.: Mercenary Industry Poses Problems for Latin America. "We have observed that in some cases the employees of private military and security companies enjoy an immunity which can easily become impunity, implying that some States may contract these companies in order to avoid direct legal responsibilities" said Jose Luis Gomez del Prado of the U.N. (Read More)

  Media

Hear all of the statements from the press conference against Blackwater on April 24 (Here)

Hear Jeremy Scahill confront Blackwater on Democracy Now. (Here)

Blackwater discussion on Full Focus aired July 17. (Click Here)

Wind Zero a planned new mercenary training facility near Ocotillo CA. Here is a video by Citizens' Oversite of a meeting in Ocotillo discussing it. (Click Here)

Watch Video of Jeremy Scahill's testimony before the U.S. Congress. (Click Here)

Potrero Residents meet with Jeremy Scahill. Unedited video 1 hour long. (Click Here)

Blackwater: Shadow Army A five minute video with Jeremy Scahill, produced by The Nation. (Click Here)

KPBS May 2 These Days Hear a discussion between anti-mercenary author Jeremy Scahill and Doug Brooks, a merc cheerleader. (Click Here to play Audio)

'Iraq for Sale' bonus scene: Blackwater A six minute documentary about Blackwater on youtube. (click here)

KPBS April 5 These Days discussion between Dania Raum, who is against Blackwater in Potrero, and Gordon Hammers, who is for them. (Click Here to play Audio)

KPBS Full Focus watch Gloria Penner give most of the time to the Pro Mercenary forces in Potrero. (Click Here)