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Reports Emerge Claiming M23 Detained Blackwater Founder Erik Prince in Eastern DRC
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this post was submitted on 10 Feb 2026
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Hang him
I'm not even kidding. This guy is amongst the worst of the worst of the world, he has no redeeming qualities. This guy's actions always end up with dead Innocens. Please get rid of him, humanity willl thank you.
No one is gonna cry at this guy's funeral
I might tap dance, is that okay?
That depends on how bad you are at tap dancing.
Not only is that ok, but I'll find his grave and piss on it.
Flying to Congo to piss on an unmarked grave? Now that's dedication.
I have spare cash. It's worth it to me.
I might laugh until I cry.
Not out of sadness, but overwhelming joy can prompt tears.
FAFO
"Erik Prince, the American national known as the founder and former head of the private military company Blackwater" went mercenaring to the DR of Congo.
Hahaha
Oh well, sucks to be him.
I wish I thought he'd be tortured to death, but they'll likely swap him for an enormous ransom, and he'll have a good story to embellish over drinks with his psychopath friends.
The rebels will be hunted down and punished after they ransom. They might as well beat him to the punch, and get the last word while they can. Prince will pay off his pals in the US government and they will help him take them out.
Erik: “this manner of detainment is a war crime. I should be treated like a POW you monsters.”
M23: “we don’t recognize the Conventions. And even if we did the conventions don’t count mercenaries like you.”
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
Isn’t backwaters whole thing private security/military? Guess it ain’t that secure/militaristic
Hopefully the world can start to heal when he is gone.
People like him are just a symptom.
These rebels should consider that they are already on Prince's list now. There is no situation where Prince will not work to kill them all. They can get a big ranson, and prince will pay off the president and get the US military help, intelligence if not outright air strikes, to take these rebels out.
They will wish they took their own solutions to the problem when they still could. They still can, don't trust his promises, an alliance with the powerful is never to be trusted.