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Interviews | November 19, 2009

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Blackwater Signed

by Jeremy Scahill

Blackwater Signed Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Synopsis:

Meet Blackwater USA, the world's most secretive and powerful mercenary firm. Based in the wilderness of North Carolina, it is the fastest-growing private army on the planet, with forces capable of carrying out regime change throughout the world. Blackwater protects the top U.S. officials in Iraq and yet the world knows almost nothing about the firm's quasi-military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and inside the United States.

Synopsis:

An extraordinary expos by one of America's young radical journalists, this is the dark story of the rise of a powerful mercenary army, ranging from the blood-soaked streets of Fallujah to the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast, where Blackwater executives are hailed as heroes.

About the Author

Jeremy Scahill is an award–winning journalist, including a 2007 Lannan Literary Fellowship, and a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellow at The Nation Institute. He is a former correspondent for Democracy Now! and a frequent contributor to The Nation. Scahill lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781135868345
Subtitle:
The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army
Publisher:
Nation Books
Author:
Scahill, Jeremy
Binding:
TP
Language:
English
Pages:
452

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