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JFWilliam (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Republicans will leave office armed and dangerous... they could be even more lethal in the field than in power ! Whenever a people... entrust the defence of their country to a regular, standing army, composed of mercenaries, the power of that country will remain under the direction of the most wealthy citizens.": A Framer - Anonymous 'framer' of the US Constitution - Source: Independent Gazetteer, January 29, 1791
distressed7 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Blackwarer is slime. Only assholes operate like this. Besides that, it is soo much bullshit. It's all about how big All American Larry's little dick is. They are largely fucked up little dipshits. Fucked up little psuedo-Christians who think they are cool. NOT. Dumb people who cannot argue, nor can they admit any of this. Self-honesty about their motives are largely vanished from the psyche of these types. Stupidity is the M.O. of this type. LSD would drive them to suicide.
tubub (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Prateorian guard arent mercenaries... Id compare these with mercenaries the Romans used to keep colonies like Frankish mercenaries...
And wouldnt it be more productive to put the interview with dick cheney saying we'd be fighting a war in the shadows than this
JFWilliam (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Although the Praetorians have similarities, they are unlike any of the regular Legions of the Roman Empire. Their nine cohorts (one less than a legion) were larger, the pay and benefits were better, and its military abilities were reliable. They also received gifts of money called Donativum from the emperors.
JFWilliam (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
"They have plundered the world, stripping naked the land in their hunger... they are driven by greed, if their enemy be rich; by ambition, if poor... They ravage, they slaughter, they seize by false pretenses, and all of this they hail as the construction of empire. And when in their wake nothing remains but a desert, they call that peace." Tacitus / Roman historian
JFWilliam (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
As Caesar discovered with the Legio X Equestris, a powerful unit more dangerous than its fellow legions was desirable in the field. When Augustus became the first ruler of the Roman Empire in 27 BC, he decided such a formation was useful not only on the battlefield but in politics also.
JFWilliam (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The Praetorian Guard (Latin: PRÆTORIANI) was a special force of guards used by Roman Emperors. Before being appropriated for the use of the Emperors' personal guards, the title was used for the guards of Roman generals. They consisted of both infantry and cavalry. In time, this cohort came to be known as the cohors praetoria, and various notable figures possessed one, including Julius Caesar, Mark Antony and Augustus (Octavian).
anbrin (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
What the hell is "proterian" guard or whatever he said??
JFWilliam (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX 2.0 * Cubicle Mercenaries, Subcontracting Warriors, and Other Phenomena of a Privatizing Pentagon * In fiscal year 2005 (the last year for which full data is available), the Pentagon spent more contracting for services with private companies than on supplies and equipment -- including major weapons systems. By Frida Berrigan
JFWilliam (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Its always interesting to monitor the level of rationalization one can muster to somehow justify the action of them child chewing monsters ;) Seems that as long as people believe that our so-called leaders are well-intentioned, they can, and do, get away with murder. Literally. |
