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Blackwater The rise of the world's most powerful mercenary army Scahill, Jeremy Publisher:  Nation Books Pages:  452pp   Price:  $32.50   Resource Type:  Book Abstract:  The book talks about Blackwater's role [a private compound that trains law-enforcements and special-forces operatives and provides soldiers for hire] and illustrates the difference between actual military units and gun-for-hire corporations. Blackwater was founded by Erik Prince in 1997, a US navy seal who inherited a $1.35 billion fortune and went into the business of prvate security. This collection of insight into the privatized warfare has been well researched and documented. Topics Iraq Mercenaries Security Services U.S. Foreign Policy

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