Blackwater Poem by Joe Rosochacki

'Oh black water, keep on rolling Mississippi moon won't you keep on shining on me'
is what the Doobie Brothers sang
when they sang about the River,
Watergate, Iran-Contragate,
Whitewater/Travelgate, Black Water,
even though the events spanned 1 1/2 score years,
even though the presidents were from both parties,
more than above the law,
circumventing the constitution being rather abrupt,
They are/were corrupt
But recently Black Water has surfaced,
Not neccesarily in Iraq, but hurricane
torn New Orleans too!
They are mercenaries, paid by the tax-payers,
and accountable to no one,
Bush or Cheney had to OK it,
without a bid they were contracted,
My Oh My, we are just cogs in a wheel,
We are such fools.
Black Water, its founder Erik Price,
Even though he was SEAL that had served his country well;
He learned from his predecessors such Ollie North who did prevail,
To make money from war,
Tell that to the families that bought his sale,
But paid with their own sacrifice.
Lest we remember how the colonists defeated the Regulars,
The Regulars hired the Hessians to act on their behalf,
People that fight for money eventually lose,
People that fight for ideals ultimately win,
Black Water/Hessians was Bush/Cheney daft?
Though Black Water's conscripts are paid handsomely,
More than 10x is paid to a GI
Much more than Hessian, who basically,
Fought for bread,
Bread, is what they are making at Black Water
Black Water is worse than White Water,
(I hope Alice doesn't read this)
But this they have in common.
They both leave to death!

It has been a year at more
Since I touched on Black Water,
This pseudo paramilitary operation will have its day in court,
Behind judicial doors for killing people, that’s what for.
The Black Water Company has made much fray,
Five Blackwater Worldwide security guards have been indicted
-and a sixth was negotiating a plea with prosecutors,
- for a 2007 shooting that left 17 Iraqis dead
- and became an anti-American rallying cry for insurgents,
- people close to the case said Friday.

Black Water is contractor group paid by the US government,
They were in Baghdad when “insurgents” attacked.
Young children were among the victims and the shooting strained relations between the U.S. and Iraq.
Following the shooting, Blackwater became the subject of congressional hearings in Washington and insurgent propaganda videos in Iraq.

(Black Water appears to be upon some kind of legal throne.
Regardless of the charges they bring, prosecutors will have a tough fight. The law is unclear on whether contractors can be charged in the U.S., or anywhere, for crimes committed overseas. The indictment sends the message that the Justice Department believes contractors do not operate with legal impunity in war zones.)

Baghdad does not allow Blackwater to operate in Iraq,
Blackwater was contrasted by the US government,
the government spent billions,
Iraq said Thursday it will bar Blackwater Worldwide from providing security protection for U.S. diplomats because its contractors used excessive force, sanctioning a company whose image was irrevocably tarnished by the 2007 killings of 17 Iraqi civilians.

It appears to be that the US Government will not renew its contract with Blackwater,
It expires in May so Blackwater will have only a few months to kill harmless Iraqis,
This non-elective contractor was a major push for then VP Cheney,
Take them all to Hell if you please.

(Amended 2-1-09)