"Corrupt, Immoral, Useless" - How The U.N. Inspired Erik Prince To Create Blackwater
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- Patrick Bet-David sits down one-on-one with Blackwater founder Erik Prince as they discuss the United Nations and how their inefficiency led to the forming of Blackwater.
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“Priced so low it’s not deemed credible” translation for: The key political figures aren’t going to make their promised hefty profit.
I don't know how it works. Do politicians get paid indirectly for getting big contracts for defence companies like a commission type of thing?
@@yeshuaislord6880 There are multiple scenarios on why this happens. A common way is the red tape requires rigorous testing and certification for non failure especially for life support equipment and aircraft or other weapon or equipment platforms. The marked up price reflects the cost associated with the testing and certifications, required by the government which is understandable and common. However private sector taking advantage of government needs and price gouging is also common for general goods, and supplies. Also certification and engineering approval can lead to markup. The issue is that not very many companies can afford the additional testing and certs required by the red tape, and the few companies who can also are granted subsidies from the government to gain the certifications. In this process, these few companies who win the contracts and get the certification to produce approved equipment and hardware for the military also happen to be many companies that the said individuals making the laws have heavily invested in. So it’s basically the ones writing the laws and regulations fix the system requiring the government to purchase solely from entities they are highly invested in. Prices are marked up, and huge profits are sent out to the investors along with cuts to company ownership in many cases. It is often rigged but not always. I was in the military for ten years as a logistics troop. I’ve seen the inside of this madnesses directly. One example was I was working with a Lockheed engineer and a crew chief to find a battery tray for an AC-130W gunship because it was broken and corroded. The original part was around $200 to manufacture but was since not in production anymore. There were companies submitting bids for $80K and up marking up the price of the part because it was no longer in supply, trying to take advantage of the government’s need. I declined the bids, because they were under fraud, waste and abuse and the sheet metal shop on base was able to come up with an alternative for a few hundred bucks on initial cost.
@@yeshuaislord6880 Well this is my second reply. The first one got deleted by TH-cam because I went in depth on how lawmakers rig the system so that it forces government agencies and DOD to purchase supplies and equipment from companies they invest in, and then hike up the prices. I also have 10 years direct experience on the inside with direct knowledge on this subject, I’ve seen things that make an $800 bolt look like child’s play.
@@yeshuaislord6880 Third time I’ve replied, first two times were deleted by TH-cam. The first time I explained in detail, several ways it happens in detail. Second time I outlined a basic overview of how it happens without very much detail, and TH-cam still deleted it. This censorship is so bad.
@@dreb222 Ahh I hear you. It's frustrating. If only someone decent can buy YT lol
*In 83 under Reagan the Military was spending 12K on a 1inch by 2inch part that went in a pulley system on a fighter jet. It was a $3 part.*
NASA had $20,000 hammers or some agency too
That's why Reagan set up the Grace Commission (GC) to investigate and report on procurement excesses in USG contracting. The result of the GC's work was to expose these gross over charges and to correct (i.e. streamline) the Pentagon's procurement process in order to reduce costs.
My 1986 Navy uniform was made in China
@@zenmaster6780 gov loves cheap shit while they rape the working man and woman financially
@@stancromer3362however this was undone under Clinton and Obama. The deregulation led to consolidation of vendors and increased pricing
I'm sure the $700M in Blackwater contracts were well priced, with incentives to end conflicts as peacefully and as quickly as possible.
🤫🤫🤫 what are doing ?
Secure Government Contracts
Secure WEALTH!!!!
😂 all of our military industrial complex businesses and contractors are just patriotic freedom lovers making trillions on war. Totally trustworthy.
Tgey are paid killers dude...this is a garbage interview with a garbage person.
@@SamuelClemente7718he gets well paid to murder people as a mercenary. No different than the Wagner group.
One thing about Erik is that he served in the military as Navy SEAL. so he really understands how to deliver military operations
He saw the incompetence of the UN and knew he could take advantage of that to make money as an army for hire.
Genius.
Exactly this. Not cause he wanted to be a peacekeeper hahaha
Its just a branch of the military that's not held accountable for crimes.
Commander Grudgebribger in real life
@@Mary6661dumb question but I guess felons can't apply? Lol
The title of the video describes Erik and his company perfectly!
U sound like someone he didn't hire😂
@@elvatosquatchoand you sound like an idiot. Didn’t even make sense lmao
A Biden voter speaks.
@elvatosquatcho Go read OTHER sources, like African sources about what's he's done there and tried to do with mercenaries
I compare Blackwater to some of these young TH-camrs. Overnight they went from level 1 to level 100. When you become that rich and famous so quickly you are bound to make a bunch of mistakes and have people take advantage of you.
He was born rich. His mom was a billionaire.
LMAO this dude was born rich and he also has family in High places like Betsy DeVos who was in Trump’s Cabinet
Uhhh youtubers aren't going to foreign companies with your tax money killing people and making you enemies
You couldn’t be farther off. Erik prince and black water are essentially the American Wagner group but worse. They are dogs of war who end the lives of others, not for principle and peace as Erik said in the interview. They are dogs of war who only do it for the money. Further more black waters secondary purpose is to destabilize other countries in order to ensure that war money keeps coming in. They are truly evil people: not sure why pbd gave Erik a platform
Young TH-camrs like who?
Dude's business thrives on chaos. No way he is for peace
Right!
Peace is not sought or bought, IT IS ENFORCED!
@@jc862yes by the countries in the region not a bunch of imperialists from thousands of miles away who only create chaos and forcing a way of life the people there aren’t interested in
He literally said we should re colonize africa. Yet the host said we need to close borders and work on usa that aint happening if we go mess up other places more... makes host look fake to me
@@DSNCB919 plus it’s things like that that creates the chaos and conditions for mass migration. People like Prince thrive in chaos, it’s how they make their blood money.
PBD is “The Man.”
He is a great example of how great this country is; anyone that adds real value is rewarded.
He’s bringing highly questionable characters on his show and makes him a questionable character!!
This dude is a mercenary…. He fights for whoever has the biggest check
Not necessarily. At least a merc can choose who to work for and who not to work for (according to the jobs offered and their pay/risk etc).
I dare say that in this day and age, being in the military of our respective governments is worse. For instance, if you are in the US military, you will be forced to fight people that you may not want to BY disgusting, greedy, psychopathic people who you probably hate.
I used to want to be in the Australian army, but now I am glad I am not as I thing I have more likelihood of being used as a tool for evil than a tool for good.
@@troypinkerton9876 You ARE a tool! You are a subject to the British Dictators of their penal colony! You have no rights, SURF!!!
So...he's American.....?
PB is the best interviewer ever!
Ask Erik about his project in Xijang, China.
Is it a chinese restaurant?
@@spammodump 😂 Im thinking no.
In Eric’s word he said he need to colonise Africa again
Yes.. blackwater is an angel.. 😂
They are horrible people I’m glad everyone sees thru this bs
Lucifer was an angel too…
My ex worked with Executive Outcomes in the 90's
It's embarrassing that our military cannot accomplish what Blackwater is hired to do. But then....I bet Blackwater does not waste energy/resoures on pronoun usage and DEI politics.
The Marines do what BW takes all the credit for in Iraq. I would know. I was there. Marines STILL are fukked into keeping that place on lockdown while they get spit on for it! The outrageous notion Marines need some
sh!tbag mercs to do their job in any fashion is total blasphemy!
Useless Nations is accurate
Efficiency matters.
You can tell PBD is in love with this evil guy
You've been highly influenced by cia controlled hollywood movies that intentionally smear these types of guys
@@drewwilson6639 Erik prince and black water are essentially the American Wagner group but worse. They are dogs of war who end the lives of others, not for principle and peace as Erik said in the interview. They are dogs of war who only do it for the money. Further more black waters secondary purpose is to destabilize other countries in order to ensure that war money keeps coming in. They are truly evil people: not sure why pbd gave Erik a platform
I think Prince started Blackwater because the ClA, Naval Intelligence, Pentagon is factionalized like any normal group.
Our military planners (Pentagon bureaucracy) are sooo corrupt!!! For them war is Big Business with NO competition and insatiable thirst for MONEY!! Winning is NOT the objective. It is all about how big can we make this conflict and how long can we drag this out to run up the spending as HIGH AS POSSIBLE!!! This shit is TREASONOUS!!!
So inspired that he created an organization in exactly its same image
Hes not wrong about the UN but he's got an incredible inflated self image seeing himself as some kind of moral god
Most millionaires do, he was born rich. He probably sees it like hunting the most dangerous animal on earth, humans.
Complete psycho
@xxjr8axx No, they understand death is a part of life, and that alot is caused by fellow humans. Some protect it, some cause more because they " protect it" $$$
He's part of the bunch.
That's how it goes 😂
Pat, you need to talk to executive outcomes guys!
Because they want more and more money in the budget, so they will waste the money when necessary just to get a bigger budget for more corrupt things. They certainly don't pay service member enough so where does it go?
In 2007, Constellis (then Blackwater) received widespread notoriety for the Nisour Square massacre in Baghdad, when a group of its employees killed 17 Iraqi civilians and injured 20. Four employees were convicted in the United States and later pardoned on December 22, 2020, by President Donald Trump.
David, you should’ve brought that up and asked serious questions to Erik, as to WHY NO justice was served for the numerous deaths of innocent Iraqis!!!!
I find this truly disturbing, disgusting, and Hypocritical of you!!!! Smh this is coming from an Iraqi
Did you ever shit yourself??? Everyone does before death somewhere in their life. Mistakes Happen and are extremely unfortunate, sad, etc...
They got prosecuted and sentenced. That was your justice. Our President has the power to pardon people. He used it. It’s war. Tragedies happen in war.
The ****** states of ******* killed over 1 million innocent Ir**i civilians during the wars. It was literally a free fire zone for the first little while. That ended up with over 1 million non combatants in the dirt because they happened to live in a particular city that particular day. That was what happened. You think that the w house is going to open itself up to ANY scrutiny about that by setting a precedent for prosecuting w Ar crimes? Beside. They readily work with and use mercs when they can't go somewhere or schwack someone that they reaaallly want to but don't want to deal with the fallout. And hey.. sometimes it's legit some reaaaally bad dudes that definitely need what's coming. It's like the greasy friend you hate but he's useful sometimes to you.
@@donquihote6023 FYI this was an intended massacre by Blackwater and NOT a mistake.
@@AxisOfResistance-313 no it wasn't. Go listen to the Shawn Ryan podcast about it and stop believing the nonsense you've heard from other conspiracy-minded Arabs.
The money is never wasted but funneled
❤❤❤ for sure
I was with BW near the beginning. I worked for Erik for 7 years in Iraq mostly. It was a great job. I was previously deployed in the Army in Kosovo and on GWOT and on OEF in GTMO. I loved the Army and my job but I fought the chain of command officially the entire time over 3 years while deployed. One of my best memories with Erik was my team drove in to a base in Baghdad where Erik had helo'ed in and threw us a awesome BBQ! After BW was being expunged I stopped contracting. I didn't like Tripple C and had a bad experience with them and Armor Group. Those other companies were way too beurocratic which defeats the purpose of being a PMC. Thank you Erik for the wonderful opportunity and I hope to see you again at the next BW get together!
The "Drive Tanks" that Pat is talking about.....It's legit. I've been there and it was awesome!
I drove a tank, fired machine guns, and used a flamethrower.
Sad , Dude is a killer for hire . Not good
Bro we had laser sim shotguns in navy bootcamp in 01, I couldn’t believe it. And we only got 5 rounds of 9mm rubber rounds in pistol training. 1 mag 2 rounds, 1 mag with 3
Oh look, its the american Wagner group.
Yeah him calling himself a peace keeper made me laugh out loud. Idk why pbd even had this death dealer on
Whenever I listen to an Erik Prince interview I want to play MGSV
he would 100% be the bad guy lol
@@snowballeffect7812hahaha for sire
@@snowballeffect7812 Hahahhaha definitely.
Drivetanks is in Uvalde? Uvalde is that big of a town and that kind of military presence? Does anyone else think thats weird when you think about the school incident?
Uvalde is a small city/large town with no real military presence to speak of, drivetanks is a private business on the outskirts of town because land is "cheap" in that area and if you're looking to wizz around in tanks...you're going to need some space.
How this connects with a deranged psycho attacking an elementary school is beyond me, how do you think it's connected?
@@EireHammer I'm from a small town of 116, so when other people say small, I picture tiny. The fact the school incident was national news makes it suspect to me. I'm probably just cynical and assume the worst.
@@dakotatheplumber1287 I'm from Washington DC so Uvalde would be absolutely tiny to me, heck the town I'm in now in East TN is larger then Uvalde.
I had heard of drivetanks but I didn't know it was in Texas, I thought it was in Nevada.
I'm a veteran that loves to find odd connections, I wasn't attacking your question I was curious at what made you ask it?
@@EireHammer oh no, I didn't think you were attacking. Thought you were just bringing me to reality. I remember there was some question of how the person got the guns and to hear there was like this military angle to the town got me thinking. As crazy as stuff is anymore its hard for me to believe what I hear on msm.
@@dakotatheplumber1287 I apologize for assuming!
I completely understand your distrust in corporate media, I'm in complete agreement.
I figured it was Texas, similar to here in Tennessee basically everyone I know has firearms in their home and some (more than I'm comfortable with) don't properly secure their firearms.
I guess in a way I was seeking to bring you back to reality, wasn't the intention in my mind because I was interested in understanding how you came to ask the question and we've now figured that out!
Apparently PBD has a soft spot for war criminals. I guess I shouldn't act surprised.
They have a soft spot for millionaires especially if it’s millionaires that spew things they agree with like Prince
He's a fan of the CIA puppet the Shah who was a sellout
Is he saying Blackwater is moral? wtf is going on here?
Him Calling them peace keepers made me laugh. He’s a mercenary, they end peoples lives strictly for money
Everyone knows who his sister is. She publicly stated that everything her family does is for the advancement of God's Kingdom. They're multibillionaires several times over. C.R.C.
This guy 😅 what a pot kettle situation. So trustworthy, honest and reliable.
This lol what a crock. Total hypocrit😅😅
Him calling black water “peacekeepers” made me laugh
Erik prince and black water are essentially the American Wagner group but worse. They are dogs of war who end the lives of others, not for principle and peace as Erik said in the interview. They are dogs of war who only do it for the money. Further more black waters secondary purpose is to destabilize other countries in order to ensure that war money keeps coming in. They are truly evil people: not sure why pbd gave Erik a platform
I think Executive Outcomes may have been the most effective PMC ever 😂
Corrupt and immoral from the guy who charged Afghanistan people $6500 to get out the country???? Really!!!
This is pretty disgusting. Even for PBD.
Why?
@@leewythaka8309Erik prince and black water are essentially the American Wagner group but worse. They are dogs of war who end the lives of others, not for principle and peace as Erik said in the interview. They are dogs of war who only do it for the money. Further more black waters secondary purpose is to destabilize other countries in order to ensure that war money keeps coming in. They are truly evil people: not sure why pbd gave Erik a platform
Erik calling himself a “peacekeeper” is hilarious when his company is responsible for so much destabilization lmao
Sounds like Erik Prince should be our secretary of defense. But he makes to much sense for that to happen.
Erik prince and black water are essentially the American Wagner group but worse. They are dogs of war who end the lives of others, not for principle and peace as Erik said in the interview. They are dogs of war who only do it for the money. Further more black waters secondary purpose is to destabilize other countries in order to ensure that war money keeps coming in. They are truly evil people: not sure why pbd gave Erik a platform
The $800 part you speak of is priced that way because the government requires drawings, specs and documentation and manpower etc to create a product. The price is the total cost / # pieces. In the commercial world the product cost is the cost to manufacture + markup. They don't count all of the other stuff.
So. . . the military industrial complex operates efficiently???
@@markoneil5279 I didn't say that. I'm saying they have a ton of requirements when they assign a contract. All hours and expenses are charged to the contract and that cost determines the price per part or what ever is being required.
The embarrassing withdrawl in Afghanistan 😢
Wait!?! Is this the Pot calling the Kettle black 😂😂😂
This guy should be in jail for war crimes, yet he gets a platform...
the gravy train must be defended
Inflation is government price gouging all materials all item all services
The definition of corrupt war profiteering sitting right in front of you.
Prince and his career is one of the most evil staph infections on earth
The UN is meant for people like Erik, who saw that they can easily manipulate contracts.
Very humble guy. Pat your last video to “click right here” always shows up with no videos to click on. You need to remove that part brother.
Anyways keep up the amazing Podcasts!
This guy is straight out evil
Mr prince , you are no better than the state dept . Both invested in perpetual conflict .
Your guest does not look like Pocahontas’ blood brother to me…
Does his phone work on securing your personal data
Basically hes all about how much money he could make,just like everyone else.
The schools are the first place they are teaching it’s ok to not have freedom of speech.
Why do you think his sister was Trump's Sec of Education? Her main objective is to eliminate all public schools and make getting an education a method of increasing their wealth (and Christian indoctrination).
@ 9:45 says it all
if you save money this year, your funding shrinks next year
😂😂 they was like which building are the bombs
The first few seconds
I had to laugh
47$ paperclips
90$ hammers
400$toilet seats
That's our government for ya
Ain't it great to watch monumental waste!?!?
little rambo - he really thinks, he is a good human being...
Watch the latest punisher series , the villains arr based off this clown and his " business"
This coming from the psychopathic holy warrior who would fly around Baghdad on unapproved "night ops" in his helicopters and snipe people off the rooftops of their houses...(FYI...it is common practice for residents in Iraq to sleep on their roof when the weather is hot)
Imagine not training your military how to fight .... 😂😂😂. This clown world keeps getting more unreal
The way that Prince and his company were characterized at the time was absolutely awful, and largely just incorrect. There was a ton of just slander, and we never got to hear his side of the story. Blackwater had some really good foundations and inspirations for why they existed in the first place. And the part about why a soldier would leave the army and go private sector - he was absolutely right. We want to do it right without all the bureaucracy.
😂 The Army soldier can't do anything right. Member the Marines had to be called back in to do your jobs in Iraq?? I member 😂😂
Why doesn’t PBD bring someone who knows about the UN, the US government and military and can educate him on these issues?
Scott Ritter or Col. Mac Gregor
Didn't Blackwater commission the design of the MRAP?
I can’t believe LA squad is the best!
Today most other metropolitan city's SWAT teams have caught up, but at the time they were unmatched. They were the first and had decades of field experience by that time.
Such a liar and probably just angry he didn't get contracts.
Polizei= constellis= blackwater.
Only one exemple of contract .
This man and blackwater are Dangerous!
Watch the podcast with Whitney Web and the connections of JD Vance with Peter Theil, Eric Prince and all the insiders jocking for position. We are not getting the real picture.
Weird how some regular Joe just creates his own private military and the US just hires them.
This might be the most crooked individual I have ever heard speak on this podcast. And PBD once hosted Alex Jones
and PBD is in love with him
If a War Profiteer says the UN is worthless, I’m inclined to believe the UN is valuable.
It’s not though
This needs to be amplified
U.N is a corrupt entity. They complied with the Busch, Cheney, Obama, Biden administrations. War Criminals.
The U.N did nothing to stop Bush, Cheney,Obama, Biden Administrations . War Criminals
Nope, he’s an arrogant real one so he’s saying it as it is…
Admiration for this war criminal is disgusting.
im surprised prince supports american military foreign intervention, but then blackwater is meant to perpetuate it, isnt it?
This guy is a mercenary who profits from death and destruction. He's the American Prigozhin.
Calling his company all that is so mean pat!
There is no Honor in being a gun for hire.
Because it's completely and totally better to bow and obey the current regime, right? How honorable...
Gonzalez Deborah Jackson Paul Martinez Scott
Did not this dude have war crimes under his team.
Shake hands with the devil, Romeo Dellaire
Informative interview. You gave credibility to what anyone with more than ,3 watts of brain power already knew or suspected. Thank you PBD and EP for your time and efforts.
7 million dollars a year contract!? Thats it!? To train sailors in ship warfare!?
❤
Don’t those “overcharges” cover the cost of “Covert Ops”?
Isn’t that how they fund off book operations?
They can’t be funded the usual way, so how do they get funded?
There are separate parts of the budget specifically for "black ops" and "other operations" and things like that. The DoD really is that inefficient and bureaucratic (just like all other branches of government) coupled with a sprinkling of sleazy private sector shenanigans to squeeze out more money than product/service is worth (i.e. corruption).
They sell in secret the cocaine that Coca-Cola never stopped producing. That's what was behind the big crack epidemic in Harlem NY in the 80's. They murdered the journalist who blew the whistle. Look him up. I won't foul his name further.
R.I.P. 🙏
Erik is sick saying about colonizing Africa might be good in your mind but for another person not you
Peace is the last thing this guy wants. It would hurt his bottom line.
PBD usually is great at letting the guests speak but he did go a bit Piers Morgan here adding in his own personal stories not that relevant, still a good interview
My haters still work non stop to make me feel like an un production line guy. 😂😂😂😂 jokers wild
Americans could learn something from haji tbh
You need to pay very close attention to what Prince says. The guy is slick, he was doing alot of work in Africa and the Gulf. He relocated there to avoid prosecution or hefty fines under the Obama administration. his sister obviously is Betsy Devos. PBD had him on because he is a big Trump backer which is fine. But again Patrick shined the light on him and threw at best a bunch of underhand pitches. Prince also stated that Africa should be colonized by America, in fact they already are.
Erik? Is he Swedish somehow?
Dutch
This interview perfectly represents why i don't like this snake oil salesman. I wouldn't trust this dude to park my car, much less insure it.
Erik calling the U.N corrupt and immoral is like Harvey Weinstein calling Bill Cosby ugly.
Erik for SecDef! 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Typical leftist arrogance. Criticizing mercenaries, as if all countries did not use mercenaries. Wagner is the best example, when you want to achieve your goals and deny everything.