Yesterday you learned about Blackwater's organized campaign of intimidation against Marshall Adame, a Democratic Congressional candidate. So guess how much news coverage the story generated in North Carolina's mainstream corporate press?
Exactly none.
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As you may have read yesterday, this email correspondence from a Blackwater Executive Vice President was published on several blogs over the past two days.
All:
There is a man named Marshall Adame who is running for congress (sic) in our district. He just put a quote online which says he wants this company and all of us to cease to exist.
Do you like your jobs? Are you sick and tired of the slanderous bullshit going on in DC? If so, would you all mind joining me in reminding Mr. Adame that he is running for office in our backyard. Tell all your friends and family too. We welcome their assistance in making this point very clear to Mr. Adame.
Anyone who wants to send a letter may do so at the following address.....
MARSHALL ADAME FOR CONGRESS
PMB #161
1250 WESTERN BLVD. #L2
JACKSONVILLE, NC 28546
His email is info@marshalladame4congress2008.com
He was too cowardly to put a phone number on the web. I ask that you keep your comments to Mr. Adame professional (well, mostly professional). We help him if our comments get threatening or too crass. Let’s run this goof out of Dodge....!
Bill Mathews
Executive Vice President
Blackwater Worldwide
850 Puddin Ridge Road
Moyock, NC 27958
The report gained much attention here and was on the recommended list for almost 24 hours.
Please contact the Raleigh News and Observer and encourage them to get of their asses and cover this story in their newspaper, not just in their blogs.
To send a letter to the editor at the New and Observer, use this form.
To contact Blackwater: media@blackwaterusa.com
To contact Womble Carlyle Sandridge Rice, their new legal mouthpiece: Go here. You can follow this link for the background on their new contract.