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Blackwater

At Bannon's Behest, Blackwater Founder and War Profiteer Erik Prince Mulling Senate Run

Erik Prince

New York Times Slammed for Running 'Advertorial' by Notorious War Profiteer

Jake Johnson, staff writer

Erik Prince, former chairman of the Prince Group, LLC and Blackwater USA, testifies during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Capitol Hill.

"Why is the New York Times op-ed page publishing Erik Prince's sales pitch for more mercenaries?"

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Blackwater Founder's 'Disturbing' Plan to Privatize Afghan War Gains Ground

Jake Johnson, staff writer

If contractors are replacing soldiers and they are on the frontline they could kill or be killed, there could be kidnaps or insider attacks—what happens if they commit a crime or bodies have to be sent back; there would be a large number of legal complications," one official told the Financial Times.

"There's a bad record of contractors and human rights abuses."

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Court Throws Out Blackwater Guards' Sentences for 2007 Baghdad Massacre

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Blackwater mercenaries in Baghdad

Three former mercenaries who killed and injured 31 unarmed Iraqis in Nisour...

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Colonialism and Greed: Trump Considers Afghan War Expansion to Exploit Minerals

'Lunacy': Trump Aides Sought War Plan From Notorious Profiteers

'Literal Colonialism': Blackwater Founder Calls for 'American Viceroy' to Rule Afghanistan

Echo Papa Exposed: Inside Erik Prince’s Treacherous Drive to Build a Private Air Force

Mercenary Kingpin Eric Prince in Hot Seat for Latest Private Army Antics

Blackwater Guard Sentenced to Life in Prison for Role in Notorious 2007 Massacre

Seven Years Later, Blackwater Guards Found Guilty of Massacre in Iraq

Trial of Blackwater Guards Charged for Role in Baghdad Massacre Nears End

Blackwater's Top Gun to Investigator: 'I Could Kill You'

Trial Begins for Blackwater Guards Over Baghdad Massacre

Reports of Blackwater Swarming Kiev as East Vows Independence

DOJ Brings Fresh Manslaughter Charges Against Blackwater Mercenaries for Iraqi Massacre

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