A review by raingirlpdx
Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army by Jeremy Scahill

4.0

I learned a lot from this book about the big business of mercenary armies, covert operations, right-wing evangelist zealots with money, and ties between Blackwater and Big Politics. "The more you know, the more you wish you didn't know." Reviews have dinged this book for being "lefty" but stepping outside the bias this is basic stuff every American tax payer should know about how we operate overseas (and sometimes at home).

The book is now quite outdated, as Blackwater has morphed into a least two new companies since 2009.