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Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army
by Jeremy Scahill
ISBN: 9781568584065
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· 2015-05-16 ·
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That wold be Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater and a former commissioned officer in the Navy SEALs. The book "Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army"[0] paints a pretty solid picture of his Crusade mindset.
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http://www.amazon.com/Blackwater-Rise-Worlds-Powerful-Mercen...
[0] - http://www.amazon.com/Blackwater-Rise-Worlds-Powerful-Mercen...