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Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army
by Jeremy Scahill
from Nation Books
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 
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Can you say "Witch Hunt"? 
This book doesn't even pretend to be objective. Scahill obviously has a serious hate-on for all private military contractors (Blackwater especially). This is the "in" thing right now. It's cool to hate on these guys, and Scahill's looking to make his mark as the coolest. So what if his research, while thorough, is biased and guided by his own axe to grind? Blackwater employees wouldn't even have given this guy the time of day, and Blackwater's CEO flat-out refused an interview with him. I'm sure it's... more info
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Disappointing 
Jeremy Scahill's "Blackwater" reads more like a straightforward history book than the explosive investigation the book claims to be. His style is to report the facts and not make assumptions, giving numbers and telling narratives while none of his facts are particularly incriminating and he seems hesitant to look at the big picture. Blackwater is a huge right wing company, but Scahill doesn't really show why that should worry people (it should). If the book is written as a warning, it fails to convey the... more info
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NEEDED SOME SUNLIGHT ON THIS PRIVATE ARMY 
Good job by the writer in bringing to our attention the seriousness of a growing private army, and once again, a possible crusade "under the banner of God." No doubt that the members are "tough guys" and trained and proficient, and can just about handle any emergency, but the whole concept of our government is keeping the miitary under civilian control; and once again,Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, et.al. let this organization grow beyond any one's imagination or probably it is part of their plan. This fellow... more info
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pure and unadulterated waste of time... 
"I wish to alert the readers to the fact the Blackwater refused to grant me interviews with company executives...." says the author. So, how do you come up with a credible product if all you've got are possible hearsays? Others would do whatever it takes to get hold of something just to prove that what they have written are factual and true. Remember "deepthroat"?
Unfortunately, the author decided to just stick it out with whatever is available out there in the open and eventually settled with nothing... more info
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