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| + | '''Blackwater Watch''' (then known as '''Xe Watch''' to match a change in Blackwater's company name, now known a '''Academi Watch''' after yet another name change) is a [[Non-profit organization|non-profit]], [[Non-governmental organization|non-governmental]] [[wikt:watchdog|watchdog]] organization derived, in 2007, from [[North Carolina Stop Torture Now]]. They monitor [[Blackwater Worldwide]] (later known as Xe, now known as Academi), plus [[Paramilitary|private armies]] and [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] with respect to [[human rights]], [[Immunity from prosecution|legal immunity]], [[cronyism]], [[war profiteering]], [[lobbying]], [[war]], and [[War|conflict]]. | ||
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| + | In September 2007 the organization brought [[Investigative journalism|investigative journalist]] and ''[[Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army|Blackwater]]'' author [[Jeremy Scahill]] to [[North Carolina Central University]]. In October 2007 Blackwater Watch and the [[Catholic Worker Movement]] staged the first-ever demonstration at Blackwater headquarters in [[Moyock, North Carolina|Moyock]], [[North Carolina]].<ref>[http://blackwaterwatch.net/oct20_moyock_action.htm press coverage]</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/verify_age?next_url=/watch%3Fv%3DQNTLaJe_JCI/ film of the event] on [[YouTube]]</ref> | ||
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| + | The headquarters of the lobbying firm [[Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice]] was the target of a Blackwater Watch-organized protest and held on the one-year anniversary of the [[Blackwater Baghdad shootings|Nisour Square massacre]] of September 16, 2007. Headquartered in [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]], North Carolina, WCSR is the third lobbying firm hired by Blackwater since October 2007. | ||
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| + | Blackwater Watch representatives have been quoted in ''[[The Seattle Times]]'',<ref>"[http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=iraq20&date=20070920&query=blackwater+watch Blackwater shooting incident — bane or boon?]" Seattle Times, 20 September 2007</ref>, the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''<ref>"[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/1337955741.html?dids=1337955741:1337955741&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Sep+19%2C+2007&author=EA+Torriero&pub=Chicago+Tribune&edition=&startpage=10&desc=Blackwater+in+gray+area+again Blackwater in gray area again]", the Chicago Tribune 19 September 2007</ref> and ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref>"[http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,2174510,00.html Iraq's hired hands under fire as the pot of gold starts to run low]", the Guardian, 22 September 2007</ref> | ||
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| + | == Deletion from Wikipedia == | ||
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| + | :''An article on this subject has been proposed for deletion in 2007 and again in 2010. A merge proposal tag remains on the article as of Feb 2011 [[Wikipedia:Talk:Blackwater Watch]]'' | ||
| + | :''An article on this subject was deleted without discussion at Articles for deletion on Wikipedia. WP administrators can restore the edit history of the page upon request. See [[Wikipedia:Academi Watch]] for deletion details | ||
| + | :''An article on this subject was deleted without discussion at Articles for deletion on Wikipedia. WP administrators can restore the edit history of the page upon request. See [[Wikipedia:Blackwater Watch]] for deletion details | ||
| + | :''An article on this subject was deleted without discussion at Articles for deletion on Wikipedia. WP administrators can restore the edit history of the page upon request. See [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Xe Watch]] for deletion discussion and [[Wikipedia:Xe Watch]] for deletion details | ||
| + | Xe, previously Blackwater, has changed its name AGAIN to [[Academi]] [[Wikipedia:Academi|(WP)]]. | ||
| + | Academi Watch has the same website and website name as they did at the beginning, see below. What can I say, I can't be everywhere at once, and I missed the AfD for Xe Watch. The AfD was a joke, with Tokyogirl saying that the only articles written about the group was its formation. It was not formation, it was name change, to keep up with Blackwater/Xe/Academi. So badly informed, so opinionated. Or more likely, deliberately misleading. And a ditto from a user [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Questionable_pulse/Archive who has since been banned as a sockpuppet]. And that's all, for an article about the only watchdogs dedicated to eyes on the most dangerous military force in the world. But that's AfD for you. | ||
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| + | Inasmuch as this rationale was true, it highlights a terrible flaw in the Notability system. Organizations that are hampering the ability of the press and public to be informed about them, then instead of this being itself a notable topic, and the subject more worthy thereby of inclusion, it becomes more likely to be kept further in the dark. | ||
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| + | Where the press IS informing the public of Blackwater's name changes, it has less space to devote to Academi Watch and its prior incarnations. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * [http://blackwaterwatch.net/ Blackwater Watch official website] | ||
| + | * Human Rights First; [http://www.humanrightsfirst.info/pdf/08115-usls-psc-final.pdf Private Security Contractors at War: Ending the Culture of Impunity (2008)] | ||
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Revision as of 00:23, 20 May 2012
Blackwater Watch (then known as Xe Watch to match a change in Blackwater's company name, now known a Academi Watch after yet another name change) is a non-profit, non-governmental watchdog organization derived, in 2007, from North Carolina Stop Torture Now. They monitor Blackwater Worldwide (later known as Xe, now known as Academi), plus private armies and mercenaries with respect to human rights, legal immunity, cronyism, war profiteering, lobbying, war, and conflict.
In September 2007 the organization brought investigative journalist and Blackwater author Jeremy Scahill to North Carolina Central University. In October 2007 Blackwater Watch and the Catholic Worker Movement staged the first-ever demonstration at Blackwater headquarters in Moyock, North Carolina.[1][2]
The headquarters of the lobbying firm Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice was the target of a Blackwater Watch-organized protest and held on the one-year anniversary of the Nisour Square massacre of September 16, 2007. Headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, WCSR is the third lobbying firm hired by Blackwater since October 2007.
Blackwater Watch representatives have been quoted in The Seattle Times,[3], the Chicago Tribune[4] and The Guardian.[5]
Deletion from Wikipedia
| A Wikipedia article or content on this subject was deleted without discussion WP administrators can restore the edit history of the page upon request See Blackwater Watch for deletion details |
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- An article on this subject has been proposed for deletion in 2007 and again in 2010. A merge proposal tag remains on the article as of Feb 2011 Wikipedia:Talk:Blackwater Watch
- An article on this subject was deleted without discussion at Articles for deletion on Wikipedia. WP administrators can restore the edit history of the page upon request. See Wikipedia:Academi Watch for deletion details
- An article on this subject was deleted without discussion at Articles for deletion on Wikipedia. WP administrators can restore the edit history of the page upon request. See Wikipedia:Blackwater Watch for deletion details
- An article on this subject was deleted without discussion at Articles for deletion on Wikipedia. WP administrators can restore the edit history of the page upon request. See Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Xe Watch for deletion discussion and Wikipedia:Xe Watch for deletion details
Xe, previously Blackwater, has changed its name AGAIN to Academi (WP). Academi Watch has the same website and website name as they did at the beginning, see below. What can I say, I can't be everywhere at once, and I missed the AfD for Xe Watch. The AfD was a joke, with Tokyogirl saying that the only articles written about the group was its formation. It was not formation, it was name change, to keep up with Blackwater/Xe/Academi. So badly informed, so opinionated. Or more likely, deliberately misleading. And a ditto from a user who has since been banned as a sockpuppet. And that's all, for an article about the only watchdogs dedicated to eyes on the most dangerous military force in the world. But that's AfD for you.
| An article on this subject was deleted on Wikipedia: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ Xe Watch WP administrators can restore the edit history of this page upon request |
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Inasmuch as this rationale was true, it highlights a terrible flaw in the Notability system. Organizations that are hampering the ability of the press and public to be informed about them, then instead of this being itself a notable topic, and the subject more worthy thereby of inclusion, it becomes more likely to be kept further in the dark.
Where the press IS informing the public of Blackwater's name changes, it has less space to devote to Academi Watch and its prior incarnations.
References
- ↑ press coverage
- ↑ film of the event on YouTube
- ↑ "Blackwater shooting incident — bane or boon?" Seattle Times, 20 September 2007
- ↑ "Blackwater in gray area again", the Chicago Tribune 19 September 2007
- ↑ "Iraq's hired hands under fire as the pot of gold starts to run low", the Guardian, 22 September 2007
External links
- Blackwater Watch official website
- Human Rights First; Private Security Contractors at War: Ending the Culture of Impunity (2008)
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