http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/dusty1215/14984 From AP: Federal prosecutors are investigating whether employees of the private security firm Blackwater USA illegally smuggled into Iraq weapons that may have been sold on the black market and ended up in the hands of a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, officials said Friday. Now..isn't THAT special? I mean really..they make more than twice what a soldier makes and now this allegation? In Saturday's editions, The News &amp; Observer of Raleigh reported that two former Blackwater employees - Kenneth Wayne Cashwell of Virginia Beach, Va., and William Ellsworth &quot;Max&quot; Grumiaux of Clemmons, N.C. - are cooperating with federal investigators. Cashwell and Grumiaux pleaded guilty in early 2007 to possession of stolen firearms that had been shipped in interstate or foreign commerce, and aided and abetted another in doing so, according to court papers viewed by The Associated Press. In their plea agreements, which call for a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, the men agreed to testify in any future proceedings. Canaries! They have a couple of canaries for the prosecution..should be interesting no? In the United States, officials in Washington said the smuggling investigation grew from internal Pentagon and State Department inquiries into U.S. weapons that had gone missing in Iraq. It gained steam after Turkish authorities protested to the U.S. in July that they had seized American arms from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, rebels. The Turks provided serial numbers of the weapons to U.S. investigators, said a Turkish official. The Pentagon said in late July it was looking into the Turkish complaints and a U.S. official said FBI agents had traveled to Turkey in recent months to look into cases of missing U.S. weapons in Iraq. Investigators are determining whether the alleged Blackwater weapons match those taken from the PKK. Stay tuned... From AP: Federal prosecutors are investigating whether employees of the private security firm Blackwater USA illegally smuggled into Iraq weapons that may have been sold on the black market and ended up in the hands of a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, officials said Friday. Now..isn't THAT special? I mean really..they make more than twice what a soldier makes and now this allegation? In Saturday's editions, The News &amp; Observer of Raleigh reported that two former Blackwater employees - Kenneth Wayne Cashwell of Virginia Beach, Va., and William Ellsworth &quot;Max&quot; Grumiaux of Clemmons, N.C. - are cooperating with federal investigators. Cashwell and Grumiaux pleaded guilty in early 2007 to possession of stolen firearms that had been shipped in interstate or foreign commerce, and aided and abetted another in doing so, according to court papers viewed by The Associated Press. In their plea agreements, which call for a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, the men agreed to testify in any future proceedings. Canaries! They have a couple of canaries for the prosecution..should be interesting no? In the United States, officials in Washington said the smuggling investigation grew from internal Pentagon and State Department inquiries into U.S. weapons that had gone missing in Iraq. It gained steam after Turkish authorities protested to the U.S. in July that they had seized American arms from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, rebels. The Turks provided serial numbers of the weapons to U.S. investigators, said a Turkish official. The Pentagon said in late July it was looking into the Turkish complaints and a U.S. official said FBI agents had traveled to Turkey in recent months to look into cases of missing U.S. weapons in Iraq. Investigators are determining whether the alleged Blackwater weapons match those taken from the PKK. Stay tuned... en-us Christ BLT you reallly have one hell of an ego don't ya? Taking credit for 'bringing' me back. Don't break your arm patting yourself on the pat there pal. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/dusty1215/14984/#c_141621 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/dusty1215/14984/#c_141621 Christ BLT you reallly have one hell of an ego don't ya? Taking credit for 'bringing' me back. Don't break your arm patting yourself on the pat there pal. <font size="2">Glad to have you make a reappearance here...maybe it will&nbsp;inspire my Monday post, making the ideas come&nbsp;easier. </font> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/dusty1215/14984/#c_141624 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/dusty1215/14984/#c_141624 <font size="2">Glad to have you make a reappearance here...maybe it will&nbsp;inspire my Monday post, making the ideas come&nbsp;easier. </font> Your the reason I made an appearance Sagefever :) And your Monday Posts are always good m'dear! Give me a hint so I can look for pics now...I loved the HOPE one..that wire sculpture one was awesome wasn't it? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/dusty1215/14984/#c_141628 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/dusty1215/14984/#c_141628 Your the reason I made an appearance Sagefever :) And your Monday Posts are always good m'dear! Give me a hint so I can look for pics now...I loved the HOPE one..that wire sculpture one was awesome wasn't it? <font size="2">Yes it was..made me want one for my yard..a memorial for my boys&lt; if I had a dime for all the times I looked out to see a boy climbing way to high in a tree, I'd be a rich woman..I want to continue my theme about hope..but an not sure the form it will take..as soon as I &quot;got it&quot; I'll let you know..</font> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/dusty1215/14984/#c_141631 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/dusty1215/14984/#c_141631 <font size="2">Yes it was..made me want one for my yard..a memorial for my boys&lt; if I had a dime for all the times I looked out to see a boy climbing way to high in a tree, I'd be a rich woman..I want to continue my theme about hope..but an not sure the form it will take..as soon as I &quot;got it&quot; I'll let you know..</font> Thanks Sagefever..your our voice of Hope you know :) And Uncle Abe is our resident historian at Sirens. what an eclectic group we have over there! http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/dusty1215/14984/#c_141634 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/dusty1215/14984/#c_141634 Thanks Sagefever..your our voice of Hope you know :) And Uncle Abe is our resident historian at Sirens. what an eclectic group we have over there!