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Blackwater

byJeremy Scahill

Who is this book for? Readers interested in military history, political corruption, and investigative journalism.

Topics Corporate influencePrivate military companiesWar on terrorCivilian casualtiesWar crimesGovernment oversightMilitary industrial complexInternational conflictHuman rights violationsPolitical corruptionWarCorruptionSurvival
MoodSuspenseful, Reflective
ViolenceModerate
Meet Blackwater USA, the private army that the US government has quietly hired to operate in international war zones and on American soil. Its contacts run from military and intelligence agencies to the upper echelons of the White House; it has a military base, a fleet of aircraft and 20,000 troops, but since September 2007 the firm has been hit by a series of scandals that, far from damaging the company, have led to an unprecedented period of expansion.This revised and updated edition includes Scahill's continued investigative work into one of the outrages of our time: the privatisation of war.

Language

en

Published on

17/07/2008

Pages

560

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781846686528

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