#xe — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #xe, aggregated by home.social.
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Grafikkarten-Generationenvergleich: RX 7600 XT vs. 9060 XT, GeForce RTX 4060, 5060 & Arc A/B580 https://www.computerbase.de/artikel/grafikkarten/grafikkarten-vergleich-radeon-rx-7600-xt-rx-9060-xt-geforce-rtx-4060-rtx-5060-intel-xe-arc-a580-b580-duell.93230/ #radeon #geforce #xe #arc #battlemage #alchemist #rdna4 #rdna3 #rtx
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Grafikkarten-Generationenvergleich: RX 7600 XT vs. 9060 XT, GeForce RTX 4060, 5060 & Arc A/B580 https://www.computerbase.de/artikel/grafikkarten/grafikkarten-vergleich-radeon-rx-7600-xt-rx-9060-xt-geforce-rtx-4060-rtx-5060-intel-xe-arc-a580-b580-duell.93230/ #radeon #geforce #xe #arc #battlemage #alchemist #rdna4 #rdna3 #rtx
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Grafikkarten-Generationenvergleich: RX 7600 XT vs. 9060 XT, GeForce RTX 4060, 5060 & Arc A/B580 https://www.computerbase.de/artikel/grafikkarten/grafikkarten-vergleich-radeon-rx-7600-xt-rx-9060-xt-geforce-rtx-4060-rtx-5060-intel-xe-arc-a580-b580-duell.93230/ #radeon #geforce #xe #arc #battlemage #alchemist #rdna4 #rdna3 #rtx
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Grafikkarten-Generationenvergleich: RX 7600 XT vs. 9060 XT, GeForce RTX 4060, 5060 & Arc A/B580 https://www.computerbase.de/artikel/grafikkarten/grafikkarten-vergleich-radeon-rx-7600-xt-rx-9060-xt-geforce-rtx-4060-rtx-5060-intel-xe-arc-a580-b580-duell.93230/ #radeon #geforce #xe #arc #battlemage #alchemist #rdna4 #rdna3 #rtx
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Grafikkarten-Generationenvergleich: RX 7600 XT vs. 9060 XT, GeForce RTX 4060, 5060 & Arc A/B580 https://www.computerbase.de/artikel/grafikkarten/grafikkarten-vergleich-radeon-rx-7600-xt-rx-9060-xt-geforce-rtx-4060-rtx-5060-intel-xe-arc-a580-b580-duell.93230/ #radeon #geforce #xe #arc #battlemage #alchemist #rdna4 #rdna3 #rtx
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the Linux XE driver for Intel Arc B580 is less forgiving than the official windows driver in regards to missing ReBAR support.
However I had to fight through multiple bluescreens until the latest version was installed (which contains a firmware update too). Now after it is installed it is stable.
Will probably try tomorrow again on linux and see if:
a) there was really a firmware update.
b) it also fixes the XE driver issues. -
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🏃🏻♂️🏃🏼♂️🏃🏿♂️ https://assosinequanon.org/
#Paris #Xè #République #sport #course #égalité #sexisme #VSS
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Kia Sportage thế hệ mới bị dư luận chỉ trích vì dải màu sơn quá đơn điệu: trong 11 lựa chọn, có tới 9 màu nằm trong tông trung tính, trắng và xám, khiến khách hàng khó tìm được màu sắc nổi bật, trẻ trung. #Kia #Sportage #XeHoi #MauSon #Design #CarReview #Vietnam #Xe #Ôtô #VietnameseCars
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🚗 Skoda ra mắt SUV điện 7 chỗ “Peaq” – thiết kế mới, tầm hoạt động >600 km, dự kiến ra mắt toàn cầu giữa năm 2026. #Skoda #Peaq #ElectricSUV #XeĐiện #SUV7Chỗ #Automotive #Ô tô #Xe điện
https://vtcnews.vn/skoda-chinh-thuc-cong-bo-ten-goi-mau-suv-thuan-dien-7-cho-ar998358.html
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🚗 Skoda ra mắt SUV điện 7 chỗ “Peaq” – thiết kế mới, tầm hoạt động >600 km, dự kiến ra mắt toàn cầu giữa năm 2026. #Skoda #Peaq #ElectricSUV #XeĐiện #SUV7Chỗ #Automotive #Ô tô #Xe điện
https://vtcnews.vn/skoda-chinh-thuc-cong-bo-ten-goi-mau-suv-thuan-dien-7-cho-ar998358.html
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Khi mua ô tô đầu năm, người tiêu dùng nên lưu ý 4 điểm quan trọng từ chuyên gia Consumer Reports: (1) Xác định nhu cầu và ngân sách rõ ràng, (2) So sánh giá và ưu đãi giữa các hãng, (3) Kiểm tra kỹ lịch sử xe (với xe cũ), và (4) Đọc đánh giá từ chuyên gia và người dùng về độ tin cậy, an toàn, chi phí vận hành. Lập kế hoạch kỹ giúp chọn được xe phù hợp và tiết kiệm tối đa.
#CarBuyingTips #MuaXeHoi #XeHoi #AutoTips #ConsumerReports #MuaXeDauNam #XeHơi #Ôtô #Automobile #Xe #LáiXeAnToàn #CarPurchas
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Khi mua ô tô đầu năm, người tiêu dùng nên lưu ý 4 điểm quan trọng từ chuyên gia Consumer Reports: (1) Xác định nhu cầu và ngân sách rõ ràng, (2) So sánh giá và ưu đãi giữa các hãng, (3) Kiểm tra kỹ lịch sử xe (với xe cũ), và (4) Đọc đánh giá từ chuyên gia và người dùng về độ tin cậy, an toàn, chi phí vận hành. Lập kế hoạch kỹ giúp chọn được xe phù hợp và tiết kiệm tối đa.
#CarBuyingTips #MuaXeHoi #XeHoi #AutoTips #ConsumerReports #MuaXeDauNam #XeHơi #Ôtô #Automobile #Xe #LáiXeAnToàn #CarPurchas
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Tài xế xe ôm công nghệ V.A.T. bị bắt giữ sau khi dùng dao đâm chết chủ một quán tại phường Phước Long, TP.HCM, do mâu thuẫn nhỏ khi xin nước đá. Vụ việc xảy ra tối 6/12, đang được điều tra. #tin tức #phá án #tphcm #xe ôm công nghệ #án mạng #VietnamNews #crime #HoChiMinhCity #fooddelivery #murder
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🚗 Dàn xe sang cổ của giới sưu tập Nga bất ngờ xuất hiện tại TP.HCM! Đoàn xe sẽ di chuyển qua Campuchia, Lào và kết thúc hành trình tại Hà Nội. Một sự kiện thú vị cho các tín đồ ô tô cổ! 🏁
#ôtôcổ #xêsang #TPHCM #Nga #HàNội #ô tô #xế cổ #ô tô sưu tập #xe cổ #Vietnam #classiccars #luxurycars #HoChiMinh #CarShow #Nga #Vietnam #Hanoi
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Blackwater founder Erik Prince to send hundreds of contractors to strife-ravaged Haiti https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/14/erik-prince-blackwater-haiti #Xe(Blackwater) #UnitedNations #Worldnews #Americas #USnews #Haiti
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NHỮNG GÃ KHỔNG LỒ ĐỨNG SAU NHỮNG BIỂU TƯỢNG XE HƠI Ý: MUA NGAY KẺO LỠ! #tinhhoaitalia #xe hoi #bieutuong #kynguyenoto #muangay
NHỮNG GÃ KHỔNG LỒ ĐỨNG SAU NHỮNG BIỂU TƯỢNG XE HƠI Ý: MUA NGAY KẺO LỠ! #tinhhoaitalia #xehoi #bieutuong #kynguyenoto #muangay Bạn có bao giờ tự hỏi ai là những bộ óc thiên tài đã tạo ra những chiếc xe hơi Ý đầy mê hoặc, những cỗ máy không chỉ là phương tiện di chuyển mà còn là biểu tượng của tốc độ, sự sang trọng và niềm đam mê bất tận? Hãy…
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NHỮNG GÃ KHỔNG LỒ ĐỨNG SAU NHỮNG BIỂU TƯỢNG XE HƠI Ý: MUA NGAY KẺO LỠ! #tinhhoaitalia #xe hoi #bieutuong #kynguyenoto #muangay
NHỮNG GÃ KHỔNG LỒ ĐỨNG SAU NHỮNG BIỂU TƯỢNG XE HƠI Ý: MUA NGAY KẺO LỠ! #tinhhoaitalia #xehoi #bieutuong #kynguyenoto #muangay Bạn có bao giờ tự hỏi ai là những bộ óc thiên tài đã tạo ra những chiếc xe hơi Ý đầy mê hoặc, những cỗ máy không chỉ là phương tiện di chuyển mà còn là biểu tượng của tốc độ, sự sang trọng và niềm đam mê bất tận?
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‘Maga since forever’: mercenary mogul Erik Prince pushes to privatize Trump deportation plans https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/16/erik-prince-trump-immigration-enforcement #Trumpadministration #Xe(Blackwater) #USimmigration #SteveBannon #Republicans #Afghanistan #BetsyDeVos #USmilitary #USpolitics #Venezuela #Worldnews #Americas #USnews #Iraq
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‘Maga since forever’: mercenary mogul Erik Prince pushes to privatize Trump deportation plans https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/16/erik-prince-trump-immigration-enforcement #Trumpadministration #Xe(Blackwater) #USimmigration #SteveBannon #Republicans #Afghanistan #BetsyDeVos #USmilitary #USpolitics #Venezuela #Worldnews #Americas #USnews #Iraq
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‘Maga since forever’: mercenary mogul Erik Prince pushes to privatize Trump deportation plans https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/16/erik-prince-trump-immigration-enforcement #Trumpadministration #Xe(Blackwater) #USimmigration #SteveBannon #Republicans #Afghanistan #BetsyDeVos #USmilitary #USpolitics #Venezuela #Worldnews #Americas #USnews #Iraq
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‘Maga since forever’: mercenary mogul Erik Prince pushes to privatize Trump deportation plans https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/16/erik-prince-trump-immigration-enforcement #Trumpadministration #Xe(Blackwater) #USimmigration #SteveBannon #Republicans #Afghanistan #BetsyDeVos #USmilitary #USpolitics #Venezuela #Worldnews #Americas #USnews #Iraq
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‘Maga since forever’: mercenary mogul Erik Prince pushes to privatize Trump deportation plans https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/16/erik-prince-trump-immigration-enforcement #Trumpadministration #Xe(Blackwater) #USimmigration #SteveBannon #Republicans #Afghanistan #BetsyDeVos #USmilitary #USpolitics #Venezuela #Worldnews #Americas #USnews #Iraq
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#Intel’s #Battlemage Architecture
Battlemage is organized much like its predecessor. #Xe Cores act as a basic building block, 4 Cores grouped into a Render Slice. Xe Cores are split into XVEs, or Xe Vector engines. Intel merged pairs of Alchemist XVEs into ones that are twice as wide, completing a transition towards larger execution unit partitions. Compute is easier to utilize, cache latency improves, and weird scaling issues with global memory atomics are resolved.
https://chipsandcheese.com/p/intels-battlemage-architecture -
Tokyo Tower through last week's snow. #photography #xe #tokyotower #snow
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PUHKcuqSeM
#NowThisImpact 2020
Who is sleazebag #ErikPrince 🤮 of #Blackwater (renamed #Xe, then renamed #Academi)
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Looking to work for Kamala Harris’ campaign? Job applicants can now select from over 9 #pronoun options.
#Traditional #pronouns like "#he/#him" and "#she/#her" are available, alongside other choices such as "#they/#them," "#xe/#xem," "#ze/#hir," and more. Applicants can even specify #custom pronouns or be referred to by #name only, reflecting the #campaign's #commitment to #inclusivity.
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Is #Qualcom really out here making #Intel #Xe software and driver support seem well rounded?
Bro, they don't even fully support DX9. Where is X1 going anyways?
Also, Qualcom locked down the sensors to prevent benchmarkers and reviewers from seeing what goes on.
I'm gonna call it now.
Once #AMD comes out with an #ARM chip, it's over for you hoes.
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How #Militaries Are Transforming #Agricultural Tech Into Deadly #Weapons
By Max Fenton
Sept 26, 2022"A subsequent U.N. investigation found that one of [#ErikPrince’s] modified planes was due for #Libya, which has been subject to an international arms embargo since the outbreak of its brutal 2011 #civilwar. Known as #ProjectOpus, Prince and his associates attempted to sell the modified crop-dusters to #KhalidHaftar, a Libyan #warlord and one of the key players in the country’s civil conflict and power vacuum since the downfall of Muammar Gaddafi. The plane was thankfully intercepted in Jordan, where authorities demanded its military assets be removed. The plane later made its way to Cyprus, Balkan Insight reports, which is its last known location as of 2021 and where it may be undergoing mechanical servicing.
"Though largely foiled, Prince’s plans are a reminder of how #cropdusting planes are especially risky pieces of military technology when it comes to international law and #HumanRights issues in conflict. Many of the militaries interested in their use are alleged to have committed significant human rights violations in the course of irregular warfare campaigns, and the addition of a highly specialized attack plane to their arsenals may pose grave risks to those caught in the crossfire."
https://slate.com/technology/2022/09/crop-duster-agricultural-tech-military-conflict.html
#PrivateArmy #Xe #Academi #CorporateColonialism #PrivateArmies #WeaponizedCropDusters #AgentOrange
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[Full article available via the #InternetArchive]
The #FBI Is Investigating #ErikPrince for Trying to #Weaponize #CropDusters
by Matthew Cole
February 20 2020"Last May [May 2019], shortly after Congress accused Erik Prince of lying under oath and referred criminal charges to the Justice Department, an associate approached the #Blackwater founder to offer help and commiserate about Prince’s potential legal jeopardy.
"Prince, who once moved to the United Arab Emirates to avoid being caught up in a federal prosecution, immediately dismissed the associate’s concerns. He was untouchable, he bragged, and would face no legal troubles.
"'Not under this guy,' Prince said referring to President Donald #Trump, according to a person with direct knowledge of the exchange.
"That assumption is about to be tested.
"Prince, an heir to a billion-dollar fortune who is widely viewed as a shadow adviser to the president, is under federal investigation for his 2015 attempt to modify two American-made crop-dusting planes into attack aircraft — a violation of arms trafficking regulations — two people familiar with the investigation told The Intercept. The planes became part of private military services Prince proposed to sell or use in mercenary operations in #Africa and #Azerbaijan, as The Intercept has previously reported.
"The investigation into the modified crop dusters is one of several ongoing probes targeting Prince. Another focuses on the allegations that he lied to Congress during the House Intelligence Committee’s investigation into #Russia’s 2016 presidential election interference; a third concerns a 2017 armed aviation proposal to the #UAE, according to the Wall Street Journal."
https://theintercept.com/2020/02/20/erik-prince-fbi-investigation-trump-barr/
#PrivateArmy #Xe
#Academi #CorporateColonialism #PrivateArmies #WeaponizedCropDusters -
#Blackwater Founder #ErikPrince Indicted for Arms Sales to #Libya
By Miriam Raftery
July 27, 2023 (San Diego) — "The name Erik Prince became familiar to many residents in San Diego’s East County when Blackwater, the private military contracting firm he founded, sought to build a #paramilitary training camp in Potrero.
"Now Austria has indicted Prince for alleged arms trafficking to Libya in violation of a United Nations arms embargo; at least one shipment of explosives reportedly went through #Austria using an Austrian business, BNN reports. Prince is accused of organizing a covert military operation to supply Libyan warlord #KhalifaHafter with war equipment for rebellion against a government backed by the U.S. and the U.N.
"If convicted, Prince could face up to five years in prison. However, it is unclear whether or not he will be extradited to Austria; Prince holds residency in both the U.S. and #AbuDhabi. Prince has denied UN allegations of arms peddling to Libya.
"The local #Potrero project drew massive opposition on #environmental grounds as well as the many controversies involving Blackwater, which Prince was CEO and chairman of at the time. The Harris Fire in October 2007 displaced many residents, but that didn’t stop them from showing up to vote and recall all five community planning group members who had voted for the project, which sparked national news headlines.
"The 2007 firestorms scorched Round Potrero Valley, where Blackwater planned to store #ammunition and a bunkhouse with 200 men in the box valley with only one exit.
"Blackwater ultimately dropped plans for the Potrero facility in 2008, ostensibly due to noise mediation requirements, although those had not changed since the project’s inception.
"Prince, a former Navy Seal before founding Blackwater in 2009, is no stranger to controversy. Three Blackwater guards were convicted in 2014 of manslaughter and another of murder in charges stemming from the massacre of civilians in Baghdad’s #NissourSquare in 2007. In March 2009, Prince resigned as Blackwater’s CEO but remained chairman of the board until the company’s sale in late 2010.
"Blackwater’s successor company, #Academi, was accused of #ArmsTrafficking in 2012 dating back to when Prince served as CEO and Chairman. Then in 2020, the #FBI investigated Prince for arms trafficking involving #cropduster planes converted for military use.
"He moved to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates in 2010, where he was hired by the crown prince to organize foreign troops for the #UAE and formed a new firm called #ReflectResponses, or R2. He later trained Somalis in anti-piracy operations with UAE funding.
"Prince also leads a private equity firm, #FrontierResourcesGroup and until April 2021, chaired Frontier Services Group Ltd., which had various business dealings in #Africa.
"Prince also drew controversy over revelations that he lied to the House Intelligence Committee in Nov. 2017 about his involvement in the #Trump transition team and was at a Trump Tower meeting that allegedly had backchannel communications with a representative of Russian President Vladimir #Putin. A Special Counsel in 2018 found evidence contradicting Prince, the Washington Post reported. The House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff sent a criminal referral to the Justice Department which announced in 2020 that it had opened an investigation into Prince’s alleged perjury during his testimony.
"Politically well connected, Prince is the sister of #BetsyDevos, former Secretary of Education under President Donald Trump, and has been a major donor to numerous Republican candidates and a Trump-aligned super-pac."
https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/blackwater-founder-erik-prince-indicted-arms-sales-libya
#PrivateArmy #Xe
#CorporateColonialism #PrivateArmies #Fascism
#ErikPrinceColonialism #CorporateColonialism #Blackwater #TigerSwan -
#Blackwater Founder #ErikPrince Indicted for Arms Sales to #Libya
By Miriam Raftery
July 27, 2023 (San Diego) — "The name Erik Prince became familiar to many residents in San Diego’s East County when Blackwater, the private military contracting firm he founded, sought to build a #paramilitary training camp in Potrero.
"Now Austria has indicted Prince for alleged arms trafficking to Libya in violation of a United Nations arms embargo; at least one shipment of explosives reportedly went through #Austria using an Austrian business, BNN reports. Prince is accused of organizing a covert military operation to supply Libyan warlord #KhalifaHafter with war equipment for rebellion against a government backed by the U.S. and the U.N.
"If convicted, Prince could face up to five years in prison. However, it is unclear whether or not he will be extradited to Austria; Prince holds residency in both the U.S. and #AbuDhabi. Prince has denied UN allegations of arms peddling to Libya.
"The local #Potrero project drew massive opposition on #environmental grounds as well as the many controversies involving Blackwater, which Prince was CEO and chairman of at the time. The Harris Fire in October 2007 displaced many residents, but that didn’t stop them from showing up to vote and recall all five community planning group members who had voted for the project, which sparked national news headlines.
"The 2007 firestorms scorched Round Potrero Valley, where Blackwater planned to store #ammunition and a bunkhouse with 200 men in the box valley with only one exit.
"Blackwater ultimately dropped plans for the Potrero facility in 2008, ostensibly due to noise mediation requirements, although those had not changed since the project’s inception.
"Prince, a former Navy Seal before founding Blackwater in 2009, is no stranger to controversy. Three Blackwater guards were convicted in 2014 of manslaughter and another of murder in charges stemming from the massacre of civilians in Baghdad’s #NissourSquare in 2007. In March 2009, Prince resigned as Blackwater’s CEO but remained chairman of the board until the company’s sale in late 2010.
"Blackwater’s successor company, #Academi, was accused of #ArmsTrafficking in 2012 dating back to when Prince served as CEO and Chairman. Then in 2020, the #FBI investigated Prince for arms trafficking involving #cropduster planes converted for military use.
"He moved to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates in 2010, where he was hired by the crown prince to organize foreign troops for the #UAE and formed a new firm called #ReflectResponses, or R2. He later trained Somalis in anti-piracy operations with UAE funding.
"Prince also leads a private equity firm, #FrontierResourcesGroup and until April 2021, chaired Frontier Services Group Ltd., which had various business dealings in #Africa.
"Prince also drew controversy over revelations that he lied to the House Intelligence Committee in Nov. 2017 about his involvement in the #Trump transition team and was at a Trump Tower meeting that allegedly had backchannel communications with a representative of Russian President Vladimir #Putin. A Special Counsel in 2018 found evidence contradicting Prince, the Washington Post reported. The House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff sent a criminal referral to the Justice Department which announced in 2020 that it had opened an investigation into Prince’s alleged perjury during his testimony.
"Politically well connected, Prince is the sister of #BetsyDevos, former Secretary of Education under President Donald Trump, and has been a major donor to numerous Republican candidates and a Trump-aligned super-pac."
https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/blackwater-founder-erik-prince-indicted-arms-sales-libya
#PrivateArmy #Xe
#CorporateColonialism #PrivateArmies #Fascism
#ErikPrinceColonialism #CorporateColonialism #Blackwater #TigerSwan -
#Blackwater Founder #ErikPrince Indicted for Arms Sales to #Libya
By Miriam Raftery
July 27, 2023 (San Diego) — "The name Erik Prince became familiar to many residents in San Diego’s East County when Blackwater, the private military contracting firm he founded, sought to build a #paramilitary training camp in Potrero.
"Now Austria has indicted Prince for alleged arms trafficking to Libya in violation of a United Nations arms embargo; at least one shipment of explosives reportedly went through #Austria using an Austrian business, BNN reports. Prince is accused of organizing a covert military operation to supply Libyan warlord #KhalifaHafter with war equipment for rebellion against a government backed by the U.S. and the U.N.
"If convicted, Prince could face up to five years in prison. However, it is unclear whether or not he will be extradited to Austria; Prince holds residency in both the U.S. and #AbuDhabi. Prince has denied UN allegations of arms peddling to Libya.
"The local #Potrero project drew massive opposition on #environmental grounds as well as the many controversies involving Blackwater, which Prince was CEO and chairman of at the time. The Harris Fire in October 2007 displaced many residents, but that didn’t stop them from showing up to vote and recall all five community planning group members who had voted for the project, which sparked national news headlines.
"The 2007 firestorms scorched Round Potrero Valley, where Blackwater planned to store #ammunition and a bunkhouse with 200 men in the box valley with only one exit.
"Blackwater ultimately dropped plans for the Potrero facility in 2008, ostensibly due to noise mediation requirements, although those had not changed since the project’s inception.
"Prince, a former Navy Seal before founding Blackwater in 2009, is no stranger to controversy. Three Blackwater guards were convicted in 2014 of manslaughter and another of murder in charges stemming from the massacre of civilians in Baghdad’s #NissourSquare in 2007. In March 2009, Prince resigned as Blackwater’s CEO but remained chairman of the board until the company’s sale in late 2010.
"Blackwater’s successor company, #Academi, was accused of #ArmsTrafficking in 2012 dating back to when Prince served as CEO and Chairman. Then in 2020, the #FBI investigated Prince for arms trafficking involving #cropduster planes converted for military use.
"He moved to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates in 2010, where he was hired by the crown prince to organize foreign troops for the #UAE and formed a new firm called #ReflectResponses, or R2. He later trained Somalis in anti-piracy operations with UAE funding.
"Prince also leads a private equity firm, #FrontierResourcesGroup and until April 2021, chaired Frontier Services Group Ltd., which had various business dealings in #Africa.
"Prince also drew controversy over revelations that he lied to the House Intelligence Committee in Nov. 2017 about his involvement in the #Trump transition team and was at a Trump Tower meeting that allegedly had backchannel communications with a representative of Russian President Vladimir #Putin. A Special Counsel in 2018 found evidence contradicting Prince, the Washington Post reported. The House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff sent a criminal referral to the Justice Department which announced in 2020 that it had opened an investigation into Prince’s alleged perjury during his testimony.
"Politically well connected, Prince is the sister of #BetsyDevos, former Secretary of Education under President Donald Trump, and has been a major donor to numerous Republican candidates and a Trump-aligned super-pac."
https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/blackwater-founder-erik-prince-indicted-arms-sales-libya
#PrivateArmy #Xe
#CorporateColonialism #PrivateArmies #Fascism
#ErikPrinceColonialism #CorporateColonialism #Blackwater #TigerSwan -
#Blackwater Founder #ErikPrince Indicted for Arms Sales to #Libya
By Miriam Raftery
July 27, 2023 (San Diego) — "The name Erik Prince became familiar to many residents in San Diego’s East County when Blackwater, the private military contracting firm he founded, sought to build a #paramilitary training camp in Potrero.
"Now Austria has indicted Prince for alleged arms trafficking to Libya in violation of a United Nations arms embargo; at least one shipment of explosives reportedly went through #Austria using an Austrian business, BNN reports. Prince is accused of organizing a covert military operation to supply Libyan warlord #KhalifaHafter with war equipment for rebellion against a government backed by the U.S. and the U.N.
"If convicted, Prince could face up to five years in prison. However, it is unclear whether or not he will be extradited to Austria; Prince holds residency in both the U.S. and #AbuDhabi. Prince has denied UN allegations of arms peddling to Libya.
"The local #Potrero project drew massive opposition on #environmental grounds as well as the many controversies involving Blackwater, which Prince was CEO and chairman of at the time. The Harris Fire in October 2007 displaced many residents, but that didn’t stop them from showing up to vote and recall all five community planning group members who had voted for the project, which sparked national news headlines.
"The 2007 firestorms scorched Round Potrero Valley, where Blackwater planned to store #ammunition and a bunkhouse with 200 men in the box valley with only one exit.
"Blackwater ultimately dropped plans for the Potrero facility in 2008, ostensibly due to noise mediation requirements, although those had not changed since the project’s inception.
"Prince, a former Navy Seal before founding Blackwater in 2009, is no stranger to controversy. Three Blackwater guards were convicted in 2014 of manslaughter and another of murder in charges stemming from the massacre of civilians in Baghdad’s #NissourSquare in 2007. In March 2009, Prince resigned as Blackwater’s CEO but remained chairman of the board until the company’s sale in late 2010.
"Blackwater’s successor company, #Academi, was accused of #ArmsTrafficking in 2012 dating back to when Prince served as CEO and Chairman. Then in 2020, the #FBI investigated Prince for arms trafficking involving #cropduster planes converted for military use.
"He moved to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates in 2010, where he was hired by the crown prince to organize foreign troops for the #UAE and formed a new firm called #ReflectResponses, or R2. He later trained Somalis in anti-piracy operations with UAE funding.
"Prince also leads a private equity firm, #FrontierResourcesGroup and until April 2021, chaired Frontier Services Group Ltd., which had various business dealings in #Africa.
"Prince also drew controversy over revelations that he lied to the House Intelligence Committee in Nov. 2017 about his involvement in the #Trump transition team and was at a Trump Tower meeting that allegedly had backchannel communications with a representative of Russian President Vladimir #Putin. A Special Counsel in 2018 found evidence contradicting Prince, the Washington Post reported. The House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff sent a criminal referral to the Justice Department which announced in 2020 that it had opened an investigation into Prince’s alleged perjury during his testimony.
"Politically well connected, Prince is the sister of #BetsyDevos, former Secretary of Education under President Donald Trump, and has been a major donor to numerous Republican candidates and a Trump-aligned super-pac."
https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/blackwater-founder-erik-prince-indicted-arms-sales-libya
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#Blackwater Founder #ErikPrince Indicted for Arms Sales to #Libya
By Miriam Raftery
July 27, 2023 (San Diego) — "The name Erik Prince became familiar to many residents in San Diego’s East County when Blackwater, the private military contracting firm he founded, sought to build a #paramilitary training camp in Potrero.
"Now Austria has indicted Prince for alleged arms trafficking to Libya in violation of a United Nations arms embargo; at least one shipment of explosives reportedly went through #Austria using an Austrian business, BNN reports. Prince is accused of organizing a covert military operation to supply Libyan warlord #KhalifaHafter with war equipment for rebellion against a government backed by the U.S. and the U.N.
"If convicted, Prince could face up to five years in prison. However, it is unclear whether or not he will be extradited to Austria; Prince holds residency in both the U.S. and #AbuDhabi. Prince has denied UN allegations of arms peddling to Libya.
"The local #Potrero project drew massive opposition on #environmental grounds as well as the many controversies involving Blackwater, which Prince was CEO and chairman of at the time. The Harris Fire in October 2007 displaced many residents, but that didn’t stop them from showing up to vote and recall all five community planning group members who had voted for the project, which sparked national news headlines.
"The 2007 firestorms scorched Round Potrero Valley, where Blackwater planned to store #ammunition and a bunkhouse with 200 men in the box valley with only one exit.
"Blackwater ultimately dropped plans for the Potrero facility in 2008, ostensibly due to noise mediation requirements, although those had not changed since the project’s inception.
"Prince, a former Navy Seal before founding Blackwater in 2009, is no stranger to controversy. Three Blackwater guards were convicted in 2014 of manslaughter and another of murder in charges stemming from the massacre of civilians in Baghdad’s #NissourSquare in 2007. In March 2009, Prince resigned as Blackwater’s CEO but remained chairman of the board until the company’s sale in late 2010.
"Blackwater’s successor company, #Academi, was accused of #ArmsTrafficking in 2012 dating back to when Prince served as CEO and Chairman. Then in 2020, the #FBI investigated Prince for arms trafficking involving #cropduster planes converted for military use.
"He moved to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates in 2010, where he was hired by the crown prince to organize foreign troops for the #UAE and formed a new firm called #ReflectResponses, or R2. He later trained Somalis in anti-piracy operations with UAE funding.
"Prince also leads a private equity firm, #FrontierResourcesGroup and until April 2021, chaired Frontier Services Group Ltd., which had various business dealings in #Africa.
"Prince also drew controversy over revelations that he lied to the House Intelligence Committee in Nov. 2017 about his involvement in the #Trump transition team and was at a Trump Tower meeting that allegedly had backchannel communications with a representative of Russian President Vladimir #Putin. A Special Counsel in 2018 found evidence contradicting Prince, the Washington Post reported. The House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff sent a criminal referral to the Justice Department which announced in 2020 that it had opened an investigation into Prince’s alleged perjury during his testimony.
"Politically well connected, Prince is the sister of #BetsyDevos, former Secretary of Education under President Donald Trump, and has been a major donor to numerous Republican candidates and a Trump-aligned super-pac."
https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/blackwater-founder-erik-prince-indicted-arms-sales-libya
#PrivateArmy #Xe
#CorporateColonialism #PrivateArmies #Fascism
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ICYMI - 2010: From #DemocracyNow
The Nation: Docs Reveals #Blackwater-Linked Companies Provided Intel & Security to Multinationals Like #Monsanto, #Chevron
September 16, 2010
“Blackwater’s Black Ops” — that’s the title of an explosive new article in The Nation magazine that reveals how entities closely linked with the private security firm Blackwater have provided #security and #intelligence services to a range of powerful #corporations over the past several years. The companies include #Monsanto, #Chevron, #DeutscheBank and others. Blackwater has also provided intelligence and training services to foreign governments, including #Jordan, the Canadian military and the Dutch police. We speak with investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill. [includes rush transcript]
"AMY GOODMAN: “Blackwater’s Black Ops” — that’s the title of an explosive new article in The Nation magazine that reveals how entities closely linked with the private security firm Blackwater have provided security and intelligence services to a range of powerful corporations over the past several years. The companies include Monsanto, Chevron, the Walt #Disney Company, Deutsche Bank, #Barclays and #RoyalCaribbean Cruise Lines.
"Blackwater has also provided intelligence and training services to foreign governments, including the Kingdom of Jordan, the Canadian military and the Dutch police. In 2007, former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto worked with Blackwater when she returned to #Pakistan to campaign for the general elections. Bhutto was assassinated in December of 2007.
"The new revelations come from documents obtained by The Nation. They show that Blackwater’s work for corporations and government agencies was contracted using two companies: #TotalIntelligenceSolutions and the #TerrorismResearchCenter. Both companies are owned by Blackwater’s owner and founder, #ErikPrince.
"Today also marks the third anniversary of the #NisourSquare massacre, when Blackwater guards gunned down seventeen #Iraqi civilians and wounded twenty in a fifteen-minute shooting spree in #Baghdad.
"For more, we’re joined now from New York by investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill. He’s a Puffin Foundation writing fellow at the Nation Institute. He’s a Democracy Now! correspondent and author of the book Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful #MercenaryArmy. His new article in online at thenation.com."
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https://www.democracynow.org/2010/9/16/the_nation__docs_reveals_blackwater#PrivateArmy #Netherlands #Canada #Xe #Academi #CorporateColonialism #PrivateArmies #Fascism #AuthoritarianRule #Oligarchy
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As Military Contractors Face Scrutiny; A Look at Erik Prince's Controversial 'Blackwater Worldwide'
Story by Rishitha Boddu, December 2, 2023
"Erik Prince is an American businessman and former US Navy SEAL whose net worth is estimated at a substantial $2 billion dollars. He is known for founding and owning the military contractor XE, widely recognized as #BlackwaterWorldwide, a company that engaged in #covert government operations. However, this enterprise faced intense scrutiny for #HumanRights violations in 2007, leading to Erik's decision to step down as its leader in 2009. But even before Blackwater, a significant portion of Prince's wealth is derived from his family's automotive accessory empire, established by his father.
"Established in 1997, Blackwater holds the distinction of being the largest private military company globally. Notably, it has been awarded more than $1.6 billion in federal contracts. Moreover, the company is reported to have secured classified contracts from the Central Intelligence Agency (#CIA) amounting to a staggering $600 million since 2001. Following Erik's departure, Blackwater underwent a change in ownership, with a group of investors acquiring it in 2010, before rebranding it as Academi in 2011. In 2013, Erik Prince authored the book 'Civilian Warriors: The Inside Story of Blackwater and the Unsung Heroes of the War on Terror,' shedding light on the company's inner workings.
"Blackwater, a private military and security company founded by Erik Prince in 1997, emerged as a major player during the #IraqWar. The company secured contracts to provide security services to various U.S. government agencies, making it an essential part of the U.S. military presence in Iraq. Blackwater's involvement in the Iraq war, including the killing of civilians, brought it to the forefront of public scrutiny and controversy.
"Blackwater and Erik Prince faced numerous allegations of war crimes and misconduct during the Iraq war. The most infamous incident was the #NisourSquare massacre in 2007, where Blackwater personnel were involved in a shooting that resulted in the deaths of seventeen Iraqi civilians.
"The Nisour Square incident was a turning point, as it raised questions about the behavior of private military contractors in a war zone. It prompted further investigations into the conduct of Blackwater and its personnel, ultimately contributing to a tarnished reputation.
"Amid mounting legal challenges and heightened scrutiny, Erik Prince chose to step down from his role as the CEO of Blackwater in 2009. The controversy surrounding Blackwater's activities in Iraq and its reputation became increasingly untenable, and Prince sold the company.
"Prince's resignation was seen as a strategic move to distance himself from the crimes at Blackwater. While it marked his exit from the company he founded, it did not shield him from ongoing legal battles and public attention.
"In sworn statements submitted as part of the case, former Blackwater employees made explosive allegations, including claims that Prince may have been involved in the murder of individuals cooperating with federal authorities investigating the company.
"These individuals also alleged that Blackwater was engaged in smuggling weapons into Iraq and that Erik Prince, in their view, perceived himself as a '#ChristianCrusader' with a mission to eliminate Muslims and Islam. These allegations fueled the already raging controversy surrounding Prince and his companies.
"The fraud case and the allegations against Erik Prince and Blackwater have continued to generate public and legal scrutiny. This ongoing legal battle has kept the controversies alive, ensuring that Prince remains a figure of interest and concern."
https://marketrealist.com/blackwater-and-erik-prince/
#ErikPrince #Blackwater #Academi #Xe #NoDAPL #ClimateProtestors #TigerSwan #WaterProtectors #WarCrimes #IraqiCivilians #Warmonger #BigOilAndGas #BetsyDevos #Amway #ChristianRight #Fascism
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2020: Shock And Dismay After #Trump Pardons #Blackwater Guards Who Killed 14 Iraqi Civilians
by Laurel Wamsley
December 23, 20205:44 PM ET"Among the pardons made by President Trump this week, the pardon of four former guards for Blackwater has been regarded by some as particularly galling.
"Nicholas Slatten, Paul Slough, Evan Liberty and Dustin Heard were convicted six years ago in the killing of 14 Iraqi civilians and the wounding of 17 others. Witnesses described how the American men ambushed the civilians unprovoked, firing on #Baghdad's #NisourSquare with heavy gunfire and grenade launchers.
"The massacre took place in 2007, when the four were working as guards for Blackwater, a private military contractor, on an assignment in Baghdad. They claimed they were fired on, but prosecutors said the Blackwater guards opened fire first. Slatten, whom prosecutors said started the shooting, was sentenced to life in prison."
