{"product_id":"blackwater-the-rise-of-the-worlds-most-powerful-mercenary-army-paperback","title":"Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeremy Scahill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe groundbreaking bestselling expose of the shadowy mercenary army that perpetrated horrific war crimes in America's name.\u003c\/b\u003e On September 16, 2007, machine gun fire erupted in Baghdad's Nisour Square, leaving seventeen Iraqi civilians dead, among them women and children. The shooting spree, labeled \"Baghdad's Bloody Sunday,\" was neither the work of Iraqi insurgents nor U.S. soldiers. The shooters were private forces, subcontractors working for the secretive mercenary company, Blackwater Worldwide, led by Erik Prince \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Award-winning journalist Jeremy Scahill takes us from the bloodied streets of Iraq to hurricane-ravaged New Orleans to the chambers of power in Washington, to reveal the frightening new face of the U.S. military machine, and what happens when you outsource war.\u003cb\u003e\"A crackling expose\" -- \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[Scahill] is a one-man truth squad\" -- Bill Moyers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[An] utterly gripping and explosive story\" -- Naomi Klein, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeremy Scahill\u003c\/b\u003e is an investigative reporter, war correspondent, and author of the international bestsellers \u003ci\u003eBlackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield\u003c\/i\u003e. He has reported from Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Yemen, Nigeria, the former Yugoslavia, and elsewhere across the globe. He is a co-founder of \u003ci\u003eThe Intercept\u003c\/i\u003e and has served as the National Security Correspondent for the \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and \u003ci\u003eDemocracy Now!\u003c\/i\u003e Scahill is a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellow at The Nation Institute and was twice awarded the prestigious George Polk Award. He is a producer and writer of the award-winning film \u003ci\u003eDirty Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771473068320,"sku":"9781568583945","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bb41d45a64cba1f8447a597fe4721a9f.webp?v=1780387134","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/blackwater-the-rise-of-the-worlds-most-powerful-mercenary-army-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}