Examining a Private Military Contractor

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Jeremy Scahill, a Democracy Now! correspondent and regular contributor to The Nation, voices his concerns about Blackwater USA--a private military contractor that's providing security to top US officials in Iraq.

Blackwater is available for purchase at amazon.com

Events: Jeremy Scahill will be in conversation with Amy Goodman
Wednesday, March 21 at 7 pm. Doors open at 6:15 pm.
The New York Society for Ethical Culture
2 West 64th Street, at Central Park West
$10 donation at the door. Seating is first come, first seated.
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