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Sourcing for inclusion in the Mercenary category; please do not remove without discussing first. Thanks! • Lawrence Cohen 15:54, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Explanation[edit]

Blackwater USA is a private military company and security firm founded in 1997 by Erik Prince and Al Clark. It has alternatively been referred to as a mercenary organization by numerous reports in the international media^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

References[edit]

^ Sunday Herald, Scotland, "BACK IN IRAQ: THE 'WHORES OF WAR'", October 2, 2007.
^ Jeremey Scahill, The Nation, "Will Blackwater Be Kicked Out of Iraq After Recent Bloodbath?", September 28, 2007.
^ David Swanson, Scoop New Zealand, "Observing Our Government Through Blackwater", September 29, 2007.
^ Ian Bruce, The Herald, London, "Blackwater uses armed force ‘twice as often as other Iraq firms’", September 28, 2007.
^ Tehran Times, "Blackwater admits employees illegally sold weapons", September 23, 2007.

[SundayHerald_090207-1] Sunday Herald, Scotland, "BACK IN IRAQ: THE 'WHORES OF WAR'", October 2, 2007.

[Alternet_092807-2] Jeremey Scahill, The Nation, "Will Blackwater Be Kicked Out of Iraq After Recent Bloodbath?", September 28, 2007.

[ScoopNZ_092807-3] David Swanson, Scoop New Zealand, "Observing Our Government Through Blackwater", September 29, 2007.

[HeraldUK_09-4] Ian Bruce, The Herald, London, "Blackwater uses armed force ‘twice as often as other Iraq firms’", September 28, 2007.

[TehranTimes_092307-5] Tehran Times, "Blackwater admits employees illegally sold weapons", September 23, 2007.

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