{"id":33,"date":"2009-05-07T09:53:56","date_gmt":"2009-05-07T16:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/?p=33"},"modified":"2009-05-07T09:53:56","modified_gmt":"2009-05-07T16:53:56","slug":"blackwater-era-ends-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/?p=33","title":{"rendered":"Blackwater Era ends in Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"

Excuse me while I digress for a moment…<\/p>\n

The State Department’s contract with Blackwater for security services in Iraq\u00a0ends today. This much maligned company undeservedly got bashed by the press and members of Congress. Let the record show that not a single person under the guard of Blackwater was killed or even seriously injured during their service in Iraq. That is equally indisputable and unfathomable fact. For over 5 years of service, not a single casualty. In an environment where 1000’s were killed and each of those\u00a0they protected carried a target on their head, that is unbelieveable.\u00a0But the Iraq government and the uninformed who call them “mercenaries”\u00a0have finally gotten their wish. As they say, be careful what you ask for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Not a single person under the guard of Blackwater was killed or even seriously injured during their service in Iraq Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5euFE-x","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":65,"url":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/?p=65","url_meta":{"origin":33,"position":0},"title":"Walking Foot Machines – A Primer","date":"September 11, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"A walking foot machine is great for industrial applications that require working with heavier materials. It looks just like a straight stitch\/single needle machine, but it is designed to move materials evenly together during stitch formation. How it works? The sewing foot on this type of machine features a set\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Contract Sewing"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":52,"url":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/?p=52","url_meta":{"origin":33,"position":1},"title":"You’re not a distributor, I’m not a product manufacturer","date":"June 18, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Sewing is not and will never be a science of perfection, but always an art.","rel":"","context":"In "Contract Sewing"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":88,"url":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/?p=88","url_meta":{"origin":33,"position":2},"title":"Part II – How to Establish a Win-Win Relationship with a Cut and Sew Shop","date":"December 29, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Do you know how to be a good partner in the outsourcing process?","rel":"","context":"In "Contract Sewing"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5,"url":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/?p=5","url_meta":{"origin":33,"position":3},"title":"Do you really have a sewing factory in the US?","date":"March 4, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Some might be amazed how often I get this question. Of course, the answer is an emphatic YES! At our company, Bearse USA, we feel very fortunate to be able to survive and thrive in the topsy turvy world of manufacturing. We took our share of lumps for awhile, but\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"Contract Sewing\"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":75,"url":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/?p=75","url_meta":{"origin":33,"position":4},"title":"What do we check during inspection?","date":"March 9, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Here is a standard list of things we check to ensure a quality product.","rel":"","context":"In "Made in USA"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":69,"url":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/?p=69","url_meta":{"origin":33,"position":5},"title":"Good news for U.S. sewers, not so great for U.S. Textile Mills","date":"October 30, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Buy American Act guidelines revised","rel":"","context":"In "Contract Sewing"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35,"href":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33\/revisions\/35"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}