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The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army
Nation Books
February 2007
On Sale: February 15, 2007
464 pages
ISBN: 1560259795
EAN: 9781560259794
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
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 US officials in Iraq and
yet we know almost nothing about the firm's quasi-military
operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and inside the US.
Blackwater was founded by an extreme right-wing
fundamentalist Christian mega-millionaire ex- Navy Seal
named Erik Prince, the scion of a wealthy conservative
family that bankrolls far-right-wing causes. Blackwater is the dark story of the rise of a powerful
mercenary army, ranging from the blood-soaked streets of
Fallujah to rooftop firefights in Najaf to the
hurricane-ravaged US gulf to Washington DC, where Blackwater
executives are hailed as new heroes in the war on terror.
This is an extraordinary exposé by one of America's most
exciting young radical journalists.
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