Mia Farrow and Erik Prince dined in New York to discuss a possible collaboration. (AP Photo)Breakfast With Blackwater -- ABC News
Mia Farrow and Blackwater CEO Prince Met to Discuss A Possible Collaboration
Two unlikely allies met for breakfast last month in New York to discuss a possible collaboration: Mia Farrow, actress and passionate activist for Darfur refugees, and Erik Prince, founder and CEO of the government contractor, Blackwater Worldwide.
Farrow told ABC News that Blackwater, despite its controversial history and allegations of murdering civilians in Iraq, might be able to help the "hopelessly under-equipped" African Union forces deployed in Darfur with logistics and training.
"Blackwater has a much better idea of what an effective peace-keeping mission would look like than western governments," Farrow told ABC News from a refugee camp in near the Darfur border. Farrow said those governments have been unsuccessful in standing up to the Sudanese government and bringing peace to the region.
Experts disagree, saying there is no "quick fix" to the complex problems in Darfur, and that Blackwater is no exception.
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My Comment: Critics of a Blackwater force participating in defending the refugee population in the area reveal more about the critics themselves and what their agendas are. After years of debate, UN "peace-keepers", numerous protests and fund raisers .... the slaughter still continues. A Blackwater force of a few hundred mercenaries will probably save the lives of thousands of refugees. Unless someone proposes a better idea .... and implements this idea .... Mia Farrow's efforts to work with professionals who are knowledgeable about warfare should be applauded.