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> Rick Jacobs
> Democracy Won; Blackwater Zero
> Posted December 12, 2007 | 05:14 AM (EST)
>
> A tiny town in the pristine high wilderness of eastern San Diego
> County made history tonight with the nation's first-ever up or down
> vote on Blackwater, the infamous, private mercenary army. The people
> spoke and the answer was clear: no to Blackwater. And a resounding yes
> to democracy. Would that our politicians could act as decisively.
Nice, but unless the flow of Blackwater money to officials in Washington can be stopped, they'll find a way to build elsewhere.