[ a photo of five lost souls holding automatic weapons posing for a photo – with a blackhawk helicopter in the background of the photo ]
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.”
[ sound of man vomiting on own keyboard ]
“The people of Haiti will recover, with the help of the good people from the world over.”
[ sound of man vomiting spontaneously all over own keyboard again ]