Scahill, Jeremy.

Blackwater : the rise of the world's most powerful mercenary army / Jeremy Scahill. - New York : [Berkeley, Calif.] : Nation Books ; Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2007. - xxvii, 452 p. ; 24 cm.

Biographical references (p. [383]-438) and index.

Explores the private security company Blackwater USA, including the background of its founder; its relationship with the United States government; and its role in the Iraq War, the cleanup of Hurricane Katrina, and the War on Terror.

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