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Blackwater Bush's Preatorian Guard |
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One of the most frightening developments in the occupation of Iraq and the so-called "War on Terror" is actually something most of the American people have never heard of. In addition to the 150,000 troops on the ground in Iraq, the Bush administration has deployed a shadow army of some 100,000 contractors. Of these tens of thousands of heavily armed mercenaries that roam Iraq with impunity, among the most powerful of the companies involved is Blackwater USA, a secretive company headquartered in the wilderness woods of North Carolina.
It is headed by a bankroller of President Bush and his allies, Erik Prince. Blackwater considers itself the "Fed Ex" of the national security apparatus, but the reality is that Blackwater has become a prime player in the War on Terror and is nothing short of the Bush administration's Praetorian Guard.
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Blackwater - Bush's Praetorian Guard
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Democracy Now on Blackwater
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