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Blackwater

The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army

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 The “crackling exposé” (New York Times Book Review) of the shadowy mercenary army that perpetrated horrific war crimes in America's name

On September 16, 2007, machine gun fire erupted in Baghdad's Nisour Square, leaving seventeen Iraqi civilians dead, among them women and children. The shooting spree, labeled "Baghdad's Bloody Sunday," was neither the work of Iraqi insurgents nor U.S. soldiers. The shooters were private forces, subcontractors working for the secretive mercenary company, Blackwater Worldwide, led by Erik Prince.

Award-winning journalist Jeremy Scahill takes us from the bloodied streets of Iraq to hurricane-ravaged New Orleans to the chambers of power in Washington, to reveal the frightening new face of the U.S. military machine, and what happens when you outsource war. Asia Freedom & Security Military Politics & Government War & Crisis Wars & Conflicts Middle East Iran War Solider
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What a waste of money. Listened to the whole thing. I'm not Christian but I couldn't help but feel offended on their behalf. The author clearly has a strong dislike for Christianity and spent almost as much time bashing Christians as he did critiquing concepts he seemed to have very little understanding of.

The only thing that made me feel better about the amount of time I wasted listening to this book, was the reassuring realization that at least I wasn't the one who wasted even more time writing it.

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