Xinjiang: Ex-Blackwater chief's security firm linked to China training centre

And his sister is Betsy Devos, the US Secretary of Education, who is married to Dick Devos, who was CEO of Amway, a multi level marketing firm.

It's not really a coincidence that this person's companies are linked to Muslim regions or where there are conflicts in Muslim nations.

https://www.economist.com/democracy-in-america/2009/08/06/er...

>In an affidavit lodged with a court in Virginia, one of the witnesses said that Mr Prince "views himself as a Christian crusader tasked with eliminating Muslims and the Islamic faith from the globe." The statement continues

>To that end, Mr. Prince intentionally deployed to Iraq certain men who shared his vision of Christian supremacy, knowing and wanting these men to take every available opportunity to murder Iraqis. Many of these men used call signs based on the Knights of the Templar, the warriors who fought the Crusades.

>Mr. Prince operated his companies in a manner that encouraged and rewarded the destruction of Iraqi life. For example, Mr. Prince's executives would openly speak about going over to Iraq to "lay Hajiis out on cardboard." Going to Iraq to shoot and kill Iraqis was viewed as a sport or game. Mr. Prince's employees openly and consistently used racist and derogatory terms for Iraqis and other Arabs, such as "ragheads" or "hajiis."

His ties to KSA is peripheral -- an extension of his ventures with UAE/MBZ, and especially after MBS came to call the shots in the KSA.

See: https://www.fastcompany.com/90233994/how-a-secret-seychelles... and https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-planned-invade-qatar-...

Additionally, Erik Prince (ex-Blackwater chief) held informal roles in the Trump transition team, establishing channels with various foreign governments (including clients of his). He has also been an informal advisor to the White House. His sister is also Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.

> I am currently reading "Civilian Warrior" by Erik Prince

> For those who want to know or understand beyond the headlines and news articles.

Something like that is probably only valuable to understand how Erik Prince conceives of himself. It's highly likely to be a self-serving portrayal, so I don't think it's a great help for someone who wants to "know or understand beyond the headlines and news articles." It's more like something a historian could use to mine unindented admissions and small facts that only become valuable when carefully combined with other sources.

What's your take on it? Given the secrecy around this type of work, I would assume that a book written by a guy neck-deep in this would provide as much objectivity as a presidential candidate's autobiography.

> a member of the UN security council is apparently running prison camps for an ethnic/religious minority.

You can say the name China lol China isn't scary like voldemort.

In fact, China is a paper tiger desperately trying to oppress its citizens because its economy is collapsing.

China's import fell 10% in january, and expect to drop 20% in february. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-trade/china....

It is in a long term decline, says morgan stanley, as it will have a account deficit not seen since 1993. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/13/china-economy-morgan-stanley....

Home sales in January declined 56%! across 14 major cities https://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/218583...

Chinese firms are suffering from a wave of default. The government is propping up state firms and squeezing profits out of the private firms. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-debt/debt-g...

It will continue its internal oppression because it has no chance of winning any war against the West or any of its neighbors. However, perhaps after some building up of its navy and airforce in a few years, it will think it has a shot.