Lubbock Left

Not a good week for Blackwater. They are in trouble for killing Iraqi civilians (and will possibly lose their license from the Iraqi government), and there are accusations that they smuggled weapons into Iraq that ended up in the hands of our enemies. Daily Kos has a big story up about this.

Well, it turns out that Cofer Black, an executive with Blackwater, will be giving a talk on Monday at the TTU International Center at 5:30. Here’s the announcement:

The Office of International Affairs invites you to a talk by
Ambassador Cofer Black
Terrorism: The Reality Behind the News
September 24, 2007
5:30 p.m.
International Cultural Center
601 Indiana
A reception will follow the talk

Note: Because of road construction, take either University Ave. or the new Texas Tech Parkway
to 4th Street and then turn south on Indiana

Ambassador Cofer Black, Chairman of Total Intel, is an internationally acknowledged expert in counterterrorism. He serves as CEO of the Black Group, LLC, a company providing security for corporate executives.
Prior to his current position, Ambassador Black was the State Department’s Coordinator for Counterterrorism with the rank of Ambassador at Large from Dec. 2002-Feb. 2005. Ambassador Black’s office, Security/Counterterrorism, had primary responsibility for developing, coordinating, and implementing U.S. counterterrorism policy. Before joining the State Department, Ambassador Black was the Director of the CIA Counterterrorism Center.

Sponsors: CH Foundation, Office of International Affairs, and the Center for Global Understanding

I hope to find time to attend and ask some tough questions.