Originally Posted By: benjammin

Maybe we ought to just hire Blackwater stooges to be our private army and hunt down all these terrorists and pirates and gangsters. Oh wait, that'd pretty much have them fighting themselves.


Lol, too funny (although I stop laughing when I remember the Federal govt. has used Blackwater mercenaries in Iraq and in Louisiana).

Regarding my personal preparedness, I've had to work hard to not get caught up in some of the alarming (alarmist?) messages in recent years. Lots of infotainment, manipulation, rumors and propaganda to filter. Good to step away, get a broader perspective as suggested.