We saw this
type of Iraq-style disaster profiteering in New Orleans and you can
expect to see a lot more of this in Haiti over the coming days, weeks
and months. Private security companies are seeing big dollar signs in
Haiti thanks in no small part to the media hype about “looters.” After
Katrina, the number of private security companies registered (and
unregistered) multiplied overnight. Banks, wealthy individuals, the US
government all hired private security. I even encountered
Israeli mercenaries operating an armed check-point outside of an elite
gated community in New Orleans. They worked for a company called
Instinctive Shooting International. (That is not a joke).
Now, it is kicking into full gear in Haiti. As we know, the member
companies of the Orwellian-named mercenary trade association,
the International Peace Operations Association, are offering their services in Haiti. But look for more stories like this one:
On January 15, a Florida based company called All Pro Legal Investigations registered the URL Haiti-Security.com. It is basically a copy of the company’s existing US website but is now targeted for business in Haiti, claiming the “purpose of this site is to act as a clearinghouse for information seekers on the state of security in Haiti.”
“All Protection and Security has made a commitment to the Haitian
community and will provide professional security against any threat to
prosperity in Haiti,” the site proclaims.
“Job sites and supply convoys will be protected against looters and
vandals. Workers will be protected against gang violence and
intimidation. The people of Haiti will recover, with the help of the
good people from the world over.”
The company boasts that it has run “Thousands of successful missions
in Iraq & Afghanistan.” As for its personnel, “Each and every
member of our team is a former Law Enforcement Officer or former
Military service member,” the site claims.
“If Operator experience, training and qualifications matter, choose All
Protection & Security for your high-threat Haiti security needs.”
Among the services
offered are: “High Threat terminations,” dealing with “worker unrest,”
armed guards and “Armed Cargo Escorts.” Oh, and apparently they are currently hiring.
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