http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/blackwater_on_steroids Ever since I read Noah Shachtman's nicely done article about Iraq earlier this week, I've been checking out his blog, Danger Room (three cheers for the Uncanny X-Men.) He's got some interesting posts up. 1) He checks the numbers on the specifics of the U.S. counterinsurgency effort—the plan to sign up and use Iraqi police ... or "Alligators" as they're called (because of their Izod shirts). I could use a little more context on the numbers, but here's a summary: The Concerned Local Citizens, volunteer auxiliary police forces established to secure local communities, have sprung up over much of Iraq... Copyright 2008 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:15:14 -0800 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:52:16 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss None of that is exactly breaking news - where have you been? Aww, that's OK, have another drink.

]]> Fifty-Two-Eighty http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/blackwater_on_steroids#c875351 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/blackwater_on_steroids#c875351 News Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:05:27 -0800 He put any links up to how the civilian groups we're arming are basically degenerating into gangs?

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/blackwater_on_steroids#c875352 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/blackwater_on_steroids#c875352 News Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:08:13 -0800 Noah Shachtman told me that recycling is for suckers. True story.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/blackwater_on_steroids#c875357 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/blackwater_on_steroids#c875357 News Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:32:57 -0800 Center for Constitutional Rights is amazing. If you are looking for a social change organization to donate money to this holiday, put them at the top of your list.

]]> Trevor http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/blackwater_on_steroids#c875362 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/blackwater_on_steroids#c875362 News Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:48:09 -0800 Drugs and war.. a venerable and ancient history.

]]> treacle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/blackwater_on_steroids#c875372 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/blackwater_on_steroids#c875372 News Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:53:14 -0800 If you really want to get nervous Google "police officers, steroids". Over aggressive juicers with guns and badges. Great, just great.

]]> Paul In SF http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/blackwater_on_steroids#c875444 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/blackwater_on_steroids#c875444 News Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:10:25 -0800 Wired's 'Danger Room' blog should be daily required reading. Pretty amazing stuff.

]]> Shawn Fassett http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/blackwater_on_steroids#c875471 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/blackwater_on_steroids#c875471 News Sat, 15 Dec 2007 20:45:01 -0800 Their enemies have advanced past the bicycle protest, to their credit.

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/blackwater_on_steroids#c875512 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/blackwater_on_steroids#c875512 News Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:48:51 -0800 They should give them pot to smoke like we did in Vietnam- at least they might mellow a bit and not be so quick with their guns.

]]> tubuc http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/blackwater_on_steroids#c875547 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/blackwater_on_steroids#c875547 News Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:52:16 -0800