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Stop Blackwater USA

View of Round Potrero Valley, where an 824-acre training camp was proposed. We won this one when Blackwater Pulled the project on March 7, 2008. Read More...

Remember the bill passed just before the November, 2006, elections to fund the military? ("John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007" (H.R. 5122)) Well, hidden in that bill are provisions that seriously weaken two bulwarks of liberty--the Posse Comitatus Act and the Insurrection Act of 1807--by expanding the power of the president to declare martial law and use troops as a domestic police force in response to a "public emergency" or any "other condition". Blackwater troops (which were deployed domestically in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina) or other private mercenary and paramilitary forces pose a severe threat to the civil liberties of the American people and now could be deployed to quell public dissent, put down popular uprisings, or even to stop opposing points of view through intimidation or outright force.

These are bases of an invading force that is bent on stealing our country from us, right under our noses! CONNECT THE DOTS!

We’ve been witnessing an unprecedented abuse of federal muscle at the Cal-Mex border where Blackwater has opened their so-called “vocational training” facility – a toehold of a new invasion of our country, shrouded in the flag and hidden in national security dogma. (Details...)

Simply speaking, private profiteering and public security are a dangerous mix. First explained by President Eisenhower in 1961, (view video) he noted the rise of the armament industry of vast proportions and the danger of unwarranted influence by the military industrial complex. “The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals.”

The military-industrial complex has taken another step in a extreme privatization agenda which has enabled private contractors, such as Halliburton, KBR, CACI, Titan, and many others to step beyond the fabrication of armaments and engage in military operations. With the advent of Blackwater and other mercenary firms, contractors engage in battlefield deployment. With higher profits ensured for a battle that continues without end, the Iraq occupation is proof that Eisenhower was right. This must stop. We must wake up.

Blackwater used the federal courts with a disgusting series of steps shielding their activities from public scrutiny to gain a foothold in California, a new base at the border that will grow without bound like a cancer. All patriotic citizens must throw down the gauntlet and say stop to this madness.

Upcoming Events

  • 01 Jul 2009 - M*A*S*H Bash! Join East County Clubs in a special engagement with Mike Farrell of the M*A*S*H television series who will present his new book. At the La Mesa Community Center, 7p (6:30 social networking). Details...

  • 15 Jul 2009 - ECDC General Meeting, (6:30p) Topic: Healthcare Reform. Admission is free and open to the public. Held at Coco's Restaurant at 1025 Fletcher Pkwy, El Cajon, CA 92020 Info: 619-447-3246 or visit ecdcweb.org. Please come hungry and enjoy dinner with the group. Details

Recent Events

Press Conference and Rally -- 25 Apr 2008

Our rally to put pressure on Blackwater to pull the plug on this project too! We won on their first ridiculous project in Potrero We can do the same here!

Ray Lutz explains the situation on Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman:

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Speaker/Interviews

Please Contact: Raymond Lutz
raylutz@CitzensOversight.org
619-820-5321
Bio of Raymond Lutz

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I hereby register my opposition to the Blackwater facility in Otay Mesa which was permitted under the pseudonym of Southwest Law Enforcement and Raven Development, and dubbed a "vocational school." This facility proposes to perform firearm and guerilla-style paramilitary training without any additional licensing or permits.

Furthermore, I stand in opposition to the siting of any private military/mercenary training camp in the State of California, as such war profiteering is a prescription for endless wars and conflicts. Military training must be kept the responsibility of the military, with the requisite accountability to the public, and not turned over to unaccountable corporate interests.

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