The brother-in-law of the founder of Blackwater USA, the notorious mercenary firm whose guards are the subject of a grand jury investigation for allegedly shooting and killing civilians in Iraq, will be speaking in Livingston County Tuesday on issues regarding business opportunities in the area of homeland security, also known as patriotism for profit.
His name: former GOP gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos.
DeVos' appearance was announced in editions for Monday (December 3, 2007) of the Livingston Press and Argus. The article describes DeVos this way:
"While not an expert in homeland security, DeVos is a Grand Rapids-area businessman, president of Windquest Group and the son of one of the founders of Amway Corp."
The fact that DeVos' wife, Betsy, is the sister of Erik D. Prince, founder of Blackwater USA, was not mentioned, but it seems mighty relevant.
The head of the Michigan Homeland Security Consortium claimed that DeVos was invited because of his "business acumen." I'll bet dollars to donuts that he was invited in part because he can pass people's business cards on to his brother-in-law.
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