{"product_id":"blackwater-espanol-el-auge-del-ejercito-mercenario-mas-poderoso-del-mundo-paperback","title":"Blackwater (Espanol): El Auge del Ejercito Mercenario Mas Poderoso del Mundo - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeremy Scahill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A triumph of investigative reporting.\"--Naomi Klein\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Of all the insane Bush privatization efforts, none is more frightening than the corporatizing of military combat forces. Jeremy Scahill admirably exposes a devastating example of this sinister scheme.\"--Michael Moore\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jeremy Scahill's comprehensive research and reporting lifts the veil off the ever-tightening relationship between the federal government and unaccountable private military corporations such as Blackwater USA.\"--US Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet Blackwater USA, the powerful private army that the US government has made its Praetorian Guard for the global \"war on terror.\" Blackwater has the world's largest private military base, a fleet of twenty aircraft, and twenty thousand contractors at the ready. Run by a multimillionaire Christian conservative who bankrolls President Bush and his allies, its forces are capable of overthrowing governments, and yet most people had never heard of Blackwater until Jeremy Scahill wrote this extraordinary expos .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlackwater \u003c\/i\u003ehas been featured on \u003ci\u003eReal Time with Bill Maher\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart\u003c\/i\u003e, PBS, and major network television. The book also received the prestigious George Polk Award in 2008. The hardcover edition has sold more than one hundred thousand copies and has been optioned for a movie by the producers of \u003ci\u003eCapote\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeremy Scahill \u003c\/b\u003eis a correspondent for \u003ci\u003eDemocracy Now \u003c\/i\u003e and a frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellow at The Nation Institute and lives in Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 8.8 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769991627040,"sku":"9781931859622","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/065b41fee013efe0e38b7ab1276d1889.webp?v=1780361940","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/blackwater-espanol-el-auge-del-ejercito-mercenario-mas-poderoso-del-mundo-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}