Blackwater vs. the Pirates

After a very successful run and some 1.3 billion dollars in government deals, Blackwater Worldwide, the for-profit military company contracted by the Bush government to provide securities services in Iraq, will be moving on. Newspapers this week have reported that the State Department will not be renewing the controversial corporate army's contract in Iraq. But the powerful military corporation has no plans to slow down after what has been an extraordinarily profitable decade for the company. Jeremy Scahill, author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army, discusses the legacy and future of Blackwater Worldwide, including its expansion into the hot new markets of anti-piracy and total intelligence gathering.

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YouTube | February 4, 2009

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