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This 7 page paper discusses Blackwater, the private mercenary army that appears to be immune to any prosecution for their lawlessness both in Iraq and New Orleans. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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order, issued by Paul Bremer, that exempts Blackwater from prosecution for its misconduct What authority gives Blackwater permission to use deadly force in Iraq? - Discussion of State
Department policies Laws being created? - Discussion of attempts to pass laws to hold contractors accountable for their actions Incidents of deadly force - A list of some
of Blackwaters killings Posse Comitatus Act Does a U.S. citizen have any protection from the mercenaries of Blackwater? Blackwaters Supporters and their views Critics of Blackwater
and their views Conclusion Introduction Until recently, most Americans had never heard of Blackwater; now the companys name is in all the papers. Unfortunately, those papers do
not include indictments and other court documents, which is where it should appear. This paper discusses this mercenary organization, and argues that its criminal activities should be prosecuted to the
fullest extent of the law. Discussion What is Blackwater? Simply put, Blackwater is a private "security" company (i.e., mercenaries) that supplies hired guns to the U.S. government. It was founded
in 1997 by a former Navy SEAL named Erik Prince. Prince is described as a "radical right-wing mega-millionaire who has served as a bankroller not only of President Bushs campaigns
but of the broader Christian right agenda" (Scahill, 2007). In his book Blackwater: The Rise of the Worlds Most Powerful Mercenary Army, Scahill reveals that Blackwater has more than 2,300
soldiers deployed in various countries around the world, as well as in the U.S. in places like New Orleans (Scahill, 2007). It owns more than 20 aircraft, including "helicopter gunships"
and trains its people at a 7000 acre site in the swamps of North Carolina (Scahill, 2007). It trains law enforcement officials as well as soldiers, and has been given-without
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