Flushing Blackwater

The Nation by Jeremy Scahill | Aug. 26, 2009 (Investigative Report)

Blackwater, the private mercenary company owned by Erik Prince, has been thrust back into the spotlight by a series of stunning revelations about its role in covert US programs. Since at least 2002, Blackwater has worked for the CIA in Afghanistan and Pakistan on "black" contracts. On August 19, the New York Times revealed that the company was, in fact, a central part of a secret CIA assassination program that Dick Cheney allegedly ordered concealed from ... Full Story »

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Topics: Middle East, U.S. Military, Foreign Policy, War in Iraq, Money and Politics, Defense Industry, Corporate Governance, Bush Legacy
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