Blackwater by Jeremy Scahill

Op-Ed by Jeremy Scahill in the LA Times, 6/16/08

Read "Blackwater's Bright Future" by Jeremy Schahill, an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times.

Jeremy contends that no matter who wins the White House, Blackwater will continue to be hired to provide security around the globe.

BLACKWATER Paperback 2008 Book Launch Set for June 3, 2008 in NYC

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New Version of Blackwater to Be Released in late-May 2008

The paperback version of Blackwater will be released at the end of May. It contains substantial new material relating to the developments regarding Blackwater over the past year. This website will also be relaunched in a redesigned format in a few weeks. Please check back in mid-May. Also, please note that we will be posting a schedule of Jeremy Scahill's public appearances and book events. These events will begin in early June. Please check back for more information in a few weeks. Also, please note that the "tour dates" currently on this site are from LAST YEAR. We have not released a 2008 tour schedule.

You can pre-order the paperback version of Blackwater here.

Blackwater Debuts at #9 on The New York Times Bestseller List

Blackwater by Jeremy Scahill has made its debut on The New York Times Bestseller List at #9. In a write-up on the book, the Times called Blackwater "muckraking" and a "crackling exposé." Click Here to read the Times feature on Jeremy Scahill and Blackwater.

Blackwater 2007 Book Tour Coming to California as Blackwater Comes Under Fire in the State

As Local Residents and Their Congressman Move to Block Blackwater's Expansion Plans, Jeremy Scahill Author of NY Times Bestseller Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army Launches State-wide Book Tour of California April 26th – May 6th.

The San Diego Union Tribune reported the proposal by Blackwater USA to "build a training center on a 800-acre former chicken and cattle ranch in the rural-town of Potrero in San Diego County has torn apart the tiny community and brought protests by those opposed to the company's government contracts in Iraq."

San Diego County's "Rep. Bob Filner says he is exploring legislation that would block a controversial proposal for a major defense contractor's training camp in the backcountry community of Potrero."

Bush's Shadow Army

Jeremy Scahill's new investigative article, "Bush's Shadow Army," hits newsstands this week as the cover story for The Nation magazine's April 2 issue: "While the initial inquiries into Blackwater have focused on the complex labyrinth of secretive subcontracts under which it operates in Iraq, a thorough investigation into the company reveals a frightening picture of a politically connected private army that has become the Bush Administration's Praetorian Guard." READ THE FULL ARTICLE

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Blackwater Book Launch Set for March 21 in NYC

Blackwater Author Jeremy Scahill Appears on CNN Report on Blackwater Congressional Hearings

Watch Andrea Koppel's story on the February 7 Congressional hearing featuring Blackwater USA and the families of four of its contractors killed in Fallujah on March 31, 2004.

Blackwater USA Takes Congressional Hot-Seat as Landmark Hearing Probes Mercenary Firm’s Role in Iraq

On Wednesday February 7, Blackwater USA found itself in the Congressional hotseat as Rep. Henry Waxman launched the opening salvo in what could be a very long Congressional road for the Bush administration's mercenary company of choice. For the first time, Blackwater was forced to face the families of four of its contractors ambushed and killed in Fallujah on March 31, 2004. The families of the four men have filed a ground-breaking wrongful death suit against Blackwater, alleging the company cut corners in the pursuit of greater profits, sending their loved ones into Fallujah under-staffed, under-armed and in Pajero jeeps instead of fully-armored vehicles. Blackwater founder and CEO Erik Prince had been invited to testify but instead sent an emissary, Blackwater legal counsel Andrew Howell. On February 8, the day after the hearing, Jeremy Scahill--who was in Washington for the hearings-- appeared on the national radio and television program Democracy Now! to discuss developments in the case. Also on the show was Katy Helvenston, who is suing Blackwater. Her son, 32-year old Scott Helvenston, was one of the contractors killed in Fallujah. READ THE TRANSCRIPT, WATCH THE PROGRAM.