By “Erik Prince”, I mean belligerently and dramatically overreact to an attack — actual, perceived, provoked, planted, or otherwise. They could do what Blackwater did in Fallujah in 2004.
They could terrorize a population. At home.
They could kick-in home, school, and business-place doors, lurk in public buildings and streets, employ flash-bang grenades, tear gas, body-armor, fully automatic weapons, SUVs, trucks, and tanks in the streets, terrorizing a population into submission. They could be funded at the same rate as the military of Poland. Or, the entirety of US military spending in 1917, on entering World War I. Nice work on that big, beautiful bill.
Btw, have you seen Civil War? Yes, you have, yeah, that A24 movie.
They could prod a population into employing IEDs, RPGs, and assault weapons. From bats, to boards, to bricks, to and bottles alight. We’ve seen this before. Inside America, and outside America. This is a wavefront of a war.
The world, meanwhile, burns. Storms rage. Fires consume. Ice recedes, collapses, and melts.
Please. Prove me wrong. Peacefully, impeach, convict, jail, try, and imprison the President who is trying to have the American people pay for his coup.
Please.
note: Erik Prince is the CEO and founder of the private security company Blackwater, now Akademi, once XE.
I would not expect a federal indictment, and Hennepin County is already putting together the materials required to sue the feds for the evidence, possibly sue the FBI, sue ICE and make an indictment. Thankfully any crime that breaks federal and state law can be tried in both courts. It’s one of the rare occasions where this loophole is beneficial.
These things take time when done properly. The DA’s office working with the AG means this will go quicker, but it won’t be satisfying unfortunately.
In the handbook of fighting fascism, strict adherence to policy is noted as extremely effective. Additionally, if the system in Minnesota works as it is intended to work, then we are able to reinforce faith in the concept of our justice system, rather than resorting to the barbaric sham trials the fascists would use.