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A Broad Look at Blackwater USA

From Iraq to post-Katrina New Orleans, Blackwater USA, a private security firm, is pulling in millions of dollars in government contracts to provide security “forces”. Investigative journalist Jerem

From Iraq to post-Katrina New Orleans, Blackwater USA, a private security firm, is pulling in millions of dollars in government contracts to provide security “forces”. Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill joins us to talk about how Blackwater is being used to wage “the global war on terror,” as well as his new book, Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army.

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  • Jeremy Scahill , journalist, author.

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