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 | Translate: 翻译：               Blackwater gunboats will protect ships黑水炮艇将保护船只 Friday, November 21st, 2008 星期五， 2008年11月21号
By通过 Kim Sengupta金普塔 | The American security company Blackwater is planning to cash in on the rising threat of piracy on the high seas by launching a flotilla of gunboats for hire by the shipping companies.美国黑水保安公司正计划对现金的日益增长的威胁盗版在公海发射的炮舰舰队租用的船公司。 The firm, which gained international notoriety when its staff killed civilians in Iraq, has already equipped one vessel, called The McArthur, which will carry up to 40 armed guards and have a landing pad for an attack helicopter.该公司，其中获得国际恶名时，其工作人员丧生，伊拉克平民，已经配备1艘，所谓的麦克阿瑟将携带多达40个武装警卫，并有一个停机坪的攻击直升机。 The McArthur, a former survey ship, arrives in the Gulf of Aden, the scene of the recent high-profile hijackings and shootouts with Somali pirates, at the end of the year.在麦克阿瑟，前调查船，抵达亚丁湾，现场最近的高调和点球劫机事件与索马里海盗，在今年年底。 It is to be joined by three or four similar vessels over next year to form the company’s private navy.它是将加入由三或四个类似的船只超过明年该公司形式的私人海军。 Blackwater, which has strong ties with the Republican administration in Washington, was the subject of investigations by the US Congress and the Iraqi government after its guards shot dead 17 people in Baghdad’s Nisoor Square last year, a massacre which led directly to changes in law regarding security contractors in Iraq.黑水，这具有很强的联系，共和党政府在华盛顿进行了调查，美国国会和伊拉克政府后，警卫开枪打死17人在巴格达Nisoor广场，去年的大屠杀这直接导致的变化法中关于安全承包商在伊拉克。 Several security companies are rushing to the region despite the presence of British, American, Russian and Indian naval warships, among others, sent to protect ships.一些安全公司都急于尽管该地区存在的英国，美国，俄罗斯和印度的海军舰艇，除其他外，发送到保护船只。 For fees ranging from £8,000 to £12,000 for transits of three and five days, companies are offering teams of unarmed guards, “non-lethal deck security personnel”.费用从8000英镑到12000英镑为过境的3至5天，公司提供团队手无寸铁的警卫， “非致命性的甲板上安全人员” 。 With more than 60 ships attacked in the Gulf and ship-owners paying an estimated £75m in ransom for the return of crew and cargo, the security companies foresee a lucrative business.同60多个攻击船只在海湾和船舶业主支付估计英镑75米赎金返回的船员和货物的安全公司预见有利可图的生意。 One US company, Hollowpoint Protective Services, says it is offering a comprehensive service of hostage negotiations backed by armed rescue operations if the talks fail.一个美国公司， Hollowpoint保护服务，说，这是提供全面服务的人质谈判支持的武装救援行动，如果谈判失败。 Eos, a British concern, says it favours a “non-lethal” approach with the use of sophisticated laser, microwave and acoustical devices. Eos的，英国的关切，表示赞成“非致命”的办法，利用先进的激光，微波和声学装置。 But Blackwater plans to have the largest and most heavily armed presence among the security contractors.但是黑水计划的最大和最全副武装之间存在的安全承包商。 The company believes that the presence of escorting gunboats will have a deterrent effect, with criminal gangs being forced to switch to more vulnerable targets.该公司认为，在场的护卫炮艇将有一定的阻吓作用，与犯罪团伙被强迫切换到更易受伤害的目标。 A Blackwater spokeswoman, Anne Tyrrell, said there have already been about 15 inquiries about its anti-piracy service.阿黑水公司女发言人安妮泰瑞尔说，已有大约15询问其反盗版服务。 The company refused to reveal how much it will charge.该公司拒绝透露多少将收取。 Its executive vice-president, Bill Matthews, said the US Navy and the Royal Navy do not have the resources in the region to provide total security, opening up a role for companies such as his.其执行副总裁，比尔马修斯说，美海军和皇家海军没有资源在该地区提供总额安全，开辟了公司的作用，如他。 He added: “While there are temporary needs that perhaps outpace the limited resources of the Department of Defence [Washington] and the Ministry of Defence [London], the private sector is available to fill those gaps.他补充说： “虽然有临时需要，也许超过了有限的资源国防部[华盛顿]和国防部[伦敦] ，私营部门可以填补这些空白。 “We have been contacted by ship-owners who say they need our help in making sure goods get to their destination. “我们一直在联系的船舶所有者谁说，他们需要我们的帮助，确保货物到达目的地。 The McArthur can help us accomplish that.在麦克阿瑟可以帮助我们实现这一目标。 We have not sought to enter the space until recently.我们并没有试图进入空间直到最近。 It was not part of our business plan.这是不是我们的业务计划。 But as the world changes, so does our business plan.”但是，随着世界的变化，使我们的业务计划。 “ Nick Davis, a former British Army pilot who runs a company in Poole called Anti-Piracy Maritime Security Solutions, said: “It frightens me that Blackwater is going down there.尼克戴维斯，前英国陆军飞行员谁经营公司在普尔所谓的反盗版海事安全解决方案，说： “我害怕黑水正在那里。 Their background is not in deterrence.其背景是不是威慑。 Their background is in weapons.其背景是武器。 To me, the best people to be armed are the military.对我来说，最好的人民武装的军人。 Pirates might approach McArthur without knowing it’sa Blackwater boat and try to hijack it.”海盗麦克阿瑟可能的办法不知道这是黑水船试图劫持它。 “ Chris Austen, chief executive of Maritime & Underwater Security Consultants, in London, said ship-owners should be cautious about armed guards.克里斯奥斯汀，首席执行官及水下海上安全顾问，在伦敦表示，船舶所有人应当持谨慎态度的武装警卫。 “There are some flags that prohibit the carriage of arms or the use of violence. “有一些旗帜，禁止携带武器或使用暴力。 There are some insurers that will not accept it, and your insurance will be void.”也有一些保险公司将不接受它，你的保险将是无效的。 “ Guns for hire: The violent option 枪炮出租：暴力选项 The massacre on Baghdad’s “Bloody Sunday” became a lethal symbol of the aggression with which Blackwater’s private army carried out its mission in Iraq.大屠杀在巴格达的“血腥星期日” ，成为一种致命的象征侵略与黑水公司的私人军队履行其在伊拉克的使命。 I saw the deadly result of panicked security guards opening fire at a crowded Nisoor Square in the city centre.我看到的致命结果惊慌警卫开枪在一个拥挤的Nisoor广场在市中心。 Round after round mowed down terrified men, women and children.一轮又一轮下跌吓坏了mowed男人，妇女和儿童。 At the end of the shooting spree, 17 people were dead and 20 injured.在结束枪击事件， 17人死亡， 20人受伤。 The killings sparked one of the most bitter and public disputes between the Iraqi government and its American patrons, and brought into focus the often violent conduct of the Western security companies – and that of Blackwater in particular.杀害引发的一个最痛苦和公众之间的争端，伊拉克政府和美国的顾客，并纳入重点往往是暴力行为的西方保安公司-和黑水特别。 Operating in Iraq since the 2003 invasion, they were immune from scrutiny or prosecution.在伊拉克活动自2003年入侵，他们被免于审查或起诉。 This was the seventh shooting of civilians involving Blackwater.这是第七次向平民开枪，涉及黑水。 The company’s reputation in Iraq was particularly controversial.该公司的声誉在伊拉克尤其是有争议的。 After Nisoor Square, the Iraqi government threatened to expel Blackwater. Nisoor广场后，伊拉克政府威胁要驱逐黑水。 But it was forced to let the company operate again under pressure from Washington.但是，它被迫让公司的运作下再次来自华盛顿的压力。 Have Your Say: Blackwater gunboats will protect ships 你说：黑水炮艇将保护船只 Please read our请仔细阅读我们的 posting guidelines before posting张贴在发布前的指导方针 . 。 Alternatively或者 you can discuss this report here你可以讨论这份报告在这里 . 。 Related News 相关新闻
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