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Jeremy Scahill:Blackwater and the Coalition of the Billing 1

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Part 1 of 3 Jeremy Scahill, a Nation Magazine contributor, Democracy Now correspondent, and author of "Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army", speaks in San Diego on May 1 2007. In Part 1, Jeremy Scahill tells the story behind the iconic images of the four Blackwater civilian security contractors who were killed and mutilated, their charred bodies hung from a bridge in Fallujah, an incident that further inflamed violence throughout Iraq. Scahill explains the inherent flaws in deploying private contract security forces into a war zone and details the tragic sequence of events that led the four American men from distinguished military careers to their doom as civilian contractors. Scahill also describes how founder and former Navy SEAL Erik Prince developed Blackwater into one of the world's largest private security companies by providing outsourced services in the wake of cataclysmic events such the Columbine High School shootings, the USS Cole bombing, and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Additionally, Scahill explores Prince's extensive personal and political links to powerful figures within the "Religious Right."

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: January 4, 2008 at 11:40 am
Author: AlternateFocus

Length: 28:25
Rating: 4.80
Views: 2173

Tags: Alexander  contractor  Dobson  Erik  Fallujah  Group  Iraq  mercenary  PNAC  Prince  private  SEAL  security  Strategy  Zovko  

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ishmaiden (July 11, 2008 at 10:21 am)
The Cole happened in 2000, not 1999.
coffeebeaner (June 12, 2008 at 9:49 pm)
I saw this guy speak on Tuesday in San Diego.His work and Naomi Wolf's the End of America make me scared shitless, hahaha. I don't know what to do anymore.
lordmeowmeow (June 10, 2008 at 2:44 am)
if they ran this type of material, people would either bury their heads deeper in the sand, or impeach bush and put the whole administration on trial. god forbid justice prevailing in this country.
nab276 (May 8, 2008 at 10:42 pm)
why doesn't cnn or msnbc or abc ever report this stuff?!!.....i think our media is state run!!
killgore302 (May 1, 2008 at 9:48 pm)
Blackwater deserved it and the rest of the company should be killed and hanged on every overpass in Iraq for the illegal killing they do every day!
ZionistWorldOrder (April 5, 2008 at 3:21 am)
Rent-A-Cops Gone Wild!
AiresQX4 (March 23, 2008 at 3:06 am)
The mercenery forces become dangerous because they will end up working on American streets. Actually they already are!! Which is so bad because they don't have the same set of rules and regulations as the police force or Army.. Leagalized criminals!!
maurieer (March 16, 2008 at 7:22 am)
TonyFuckingDanza,Jeremy Scahill happens to be a one of the bestcorrespondents in the business.You have to be a moron to make those comments.Get a life moron!
What160 (March 15, 2008 at 5:46 pm)
Jeremy Scahill did a good job on investigating Blackwater.
blatantanomaly (February 8, 2008 at 5:58 am)
is there supposed to be some certificate that "real" investigative journalists carry?how much of a lowlife are you to paste this into every video mentioning a certain name?


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