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US security firm hiring special forces veterans to staff key Gaza checkpoint
Looking for an adventure, dear Reader? [IsraelTimes] UG Solutions private contractors working alongside Egyptian security personnel to carry out inspections at checkpoint where Netzarim Corridor intersects with Salah al-Din StreetA small US security firm is hiring nearly 100 US special forces veterans to help run a checkpoint in Gazoo ...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppressionand disproportionate response... during the Israel-Hamas  ..the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,...ceasefire, according to a company spokesperson and a recruitment email seen by Rooters, introducing armed American contractors into the heart of one of the world’s most UG Solutions — a low-profile company founded in 2023 and based in Davidson, North Carolina — is offering a daily rate starting at $1,100 with a $10,000 advance to veterans it hires, the email said. They will staff the checkpoint at a key intersection in Gaza’s interior, said the spokesperson, who confirmed the authenticity of the email. Speaking on the condition of anonymity, the spokesperson said some people had been recruited and were already at the checkpoint, at the intersection of the Netzarim Corridor dividing northern and southern Gaza and Salah al-Din Street, which separates the east and west of the enclave. The spokesperson did not say how many contractors were already in Gaza. UG Solutions’ role in the ceasefire deal has been reported, but the email disclosed previously unknown details including the aim of recruiting 96 veterans exclusively with US special operations forces backgrounds, the pay and the types of weapons they will carry. Rooters reported on January 7 that Emirati officials had suggested the use of private contractors as part of a post-war peacekeeping force in Gaza, and that the idea had caused concern among Western nations. The deployment of armed US contractors in Gaza, where Hamas remains a potent force after 14 months of war sparked by its October 7, 2023, invasion and massacre in southern Israel, is unprecedented and poses the risk that Americans could be drawn into fighting as President Donald Trump ...So far he's been unkillable, and they've tried.... ’s administration seeks to keep the Hamas-Israel conflict from reigniting. Among the risks facing the Americans are shootouts with Islamist gunnies or Paleostinians angry over Washington’s support for Israel’s Gaza offensive. "Of course, there is a threat they will face," said Avi Melamed, a former Israeli intelligence official. The document said the contractors will be armed with M4 rifles, which are used by the Israeli and US militaries, and Glock pistols. The rules of engagement governing when UG Solutions personnel can open fire have been finalized, the spokesperson said, but he declined to disclose them. "We have the right to defend ourselves," he said. He declined to discuss how the company won the contract. EGYPT’S ROLE Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel on Tuesday told news hounds, without naming UG Solutions or the United States, that Israel had demanded that the deal include the use of a private security firm, working with "an Egyptian security company or forces" to help maintain security and humanitarian aid  flows in Gaza.But, she said, it remained to be seen if the arrangement "actually works." During earlier rounds of failed ceasefire negotiations, Israel had demanded to staff the checkpoint with its own troops. Witnesses in Gaza have in recent days described Egyptian security personnel at the checkpoint using scanners to look for weapons concealed in vehicles. An Egyptian source said the Egyptians at the checkpoint were special forces trained in recent months including on counter-terrorism. A Paleostinian official close to the talks confirmed US contractors would also be at the checkpoint. However, man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them... the official said the US contractors would be deployed away from residents passing through and they must not deal with the local population. The UG Solutions email said its primary mission was "internal vehicle checkpoint management and vehicle inspection." "We’re only focused on vehicles," said the spokesperson. The Prime Minister’s Office declined to provide any further comment on the security arrangements. The US State Department, Egypt’s foreign office and Hamas did not immediately respond to requests for comment. US use of private security firms has in the past led to disaster. In 2007, contractors for the now-defunct Blackwater firm rubbed out 14 civilians in Baghdad’s Al Nisour Square, igniting a diplomatic crisis and outraging Iraqis. Four Blackwater personnel were convicted in a US court and pardoned by Trump in his first term. Insurgents in Fallujah,  ... the City of Mosques, which might have somthing to do with why it's not called Center of Prosperityor a really nice place to raise your kids... Iraq, in 2004 killed four Americans working for Blackwater and hung two of their bodies from a bridge, prompting a massive US military response. The UG Solutions’ hires will work with US-based Safe Reach Solutions, which does logistics and planning, according to the spokesperson and another source familiar with the contract. Each hire will be provided with $500,000 in accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and the daily rate for former US special forces medics rises to $1,250, the email said. A separate source familiar with the deal said Israel and unnamed "Arab countries" that worked on the agreement are funding the consortium. The US government had no direct involvement in the decision to include a security company in the ceasefire deal or in the awarding of the contract, the source said. ’VICTORY NARRATIVE’ Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, a fellow at the Atlantic Council think tank who grew up in Gaza, downplayed the danger for the Americans because their role in the return of displaced Paleostinian civilians bolsters Hamas’ claim of victory over Israel. "Even Hamas, for all its horrendous rhetoric and actions, understands that it is this very American presence ... that feeds its victory narrative," he said. That is one perspective, certainly. Another is that sooner or later Gazans cannot resist the temptation to run amok. Gaza has been devastated by the past 15 months of war between Israel and the Hamas terror group, which began the conflict with its October 2023 attack on IsraelOn January 19, the first 42-day phase of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas came into effect, mediated by Egypt, Qatar ...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi... and the US. Since then, tens of thousands of displaced civilians have streamed on foot and in vehicles through the checkpoint north toward Gaza City, much of it churned to rubble. WHO-G? Several people in the private security industry told Rooters that they had not heard of UG Solutions. The only company official listed in Virginia state incorporation records is Jameson Govani, who didn’t respond to phone messages. He is described as a US Special Forces veteran. A US private security business source briefed on the UG Solutions contract, speaking on condition of anonymity ... for fear of being murdered... , said it seemed hazardous to deploy Americans in Gaza and that he feared combat could break out "really fast." It was unclear what would happen if the Americans were attacked or captured, or which nation’s law would govern the contractor’s actions. The email does not say who would rescue them. The UG spokesperson said the document was outdated and that quick reaction forces would be available. He didn’t provide further details. "We are well equipped to guard our own safety," he said. Posted by: trailing wife 2025-01-31 |
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