Jeremy Scahill - Blackwater

34 Ed Sealover, “Candidates Talk Religion at Focus Forum,” Colorado Springs Gazette, August 1, 2006.

35 Dick Foster, “Bremer Says He Has Background Others Lack; Lawyer Running on His International Experience, Problem-solving Ability,” Rocky Mountain News (Denver), July 26, 2006.

36 From Duncan Bremer’s campaign blog: http://bremerforcongress.blogspot.com/2006/08/freedom-of-religion.html, accessed November 13, 2006.

37 Focus on the Family radio show hosted by James Dobson, “A Visit With Ambassador and Mrs. Bremer,” June 27, 2006.

38 Mark Zimmermann, “Iraq Envoy Says Faith Gives Him Strength,” Catholic Standard, June 19, 2003.

39 Naomi Klein, “Baghdad Year Zero,” Harper’s, September 2004.

40 Ibid .

41 Jeff Madrick, “Economic Scene; The Economic Plan for Iraq Seems Long on Ideology, Short on Common Sense,” New York Times, October 2, 2003.

42 Alissa J. Rubin, Mark Fineman, and Edmund Sanders, “Iraqis on Council to Get Guards,” Los Angeles Times, August 13, 2003.

43 Author copy, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction July 2004 Quarterly Report.

44 Bill Sizemore and Joanne Kimberlin, “Blackwater: On the Front Lines,” Virginian-Pilot, July 25, 2006.

45 L. Paul Bremer, My Year in Iraq, p. 148.

46 L. Paul Bremer, My Year in Iraq, p. 152.

47 Ibid .

48 Jonathan E. Kaplan, “Private Army Seeking Political Advice in D.C.,” The Hill , April 14, 2004.

49 Dana Priest and Mary Pat Flaherty, “Under Fire, Security Firms Form an Alliance,” Washington Post , April 8, 2004.

50 John Helyar, “Fortunes of War,” Fortune, July 26, 2004, as posted at http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/07/26/377180/index.htm.

51 Chris Talor speaking at “Contractors on The Battlefield: Learning from The Experience in Iraq,” George Washington University, January 28, 2005.

52 Ibid.

53 Ibid.

54 Energy Intelligence Group, Inc., “Perspective: Doing Business in Iraq,” Energy Compass, October 16, 2003.

55 According to its filings with the North Carolina Secretary of State, Blackwater Security Consulting LLC was formed on September 29, 2003.

56 As stated on Blackwater’s Web site, www.blackwatersecurity.com/dospsd.html.

57 Ibid.

58 “In his own words: ‘The guys who do this are not money-hungry pigs,’” Virginian-Pilot , July 28, 2006.

59 Tim Shorrock, “Contractor’s Arrogance Contributed to Iraqi Rebellion, Marine Colonel Says,” http://timshorrock.blogspot.com/2005/01/contractors-arrogance-contributed-to.html, posted January 31, 2005.

60 Ibid .

61 Ibid .

62 Interview with PBS Frontline, www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/warriors/interviews/hammes.html, posted June 21, 2005.

63 Michael Duffy, “When Private Armies Take to the Front Lines,” Time , April 12, 2004.

64 Joanne Kimberlin, “Crash Course in Survival; Class Teaches Those Preparing for Iraq How to Defend Themselves Amid Danger,” Virginian-Pilot, June 30, 2004.

65 The full story of this incident is detailed in: T. Christian Miller, Blood Money: Wasted Billions, Lost Lives, and Corporate Greed in Iraq, Little Brown and Company, New York, 2006, pp. 169-171.

66 T. Christian Miller, Blood Money , p. 168.

67 Interview with PBS Frontline, www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/warriors/interviews/hammes.html, posted June 21, 2005.

68 As reported by CNN, “Purported bin Laden Tape Offers Gold for Bremer,” http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/05/06/bin.laden.message, posted May 7, 2004.

69 Robert Young Pelton, “Riding Shotgun in Baghdad,” Popular Mechanics , April 2005.

70 “In his own words: ‘The guys who do this are not money-hungry pigs.’” Virginian-Pilot , July 28, 2006.

71 L. Paul Bremer, My Year in Iraq, p. 151.

72 Ibid ., p. 245.

73 Ibid., p. 246.

74 Alan Sipress, “Bremer Survived Ambush Outside Baghdad; Officials Don’t See Attack as Attempt at Assassination,” Washington Post , December 20, 2003.

75 Ibid.

76 Michele Faul, “Bremer Escaped Injury in Ambush on Convoy; Iraqi Woman Killed by Blast at Shiite Party Office,” Associated Press, December 19, 2003.

77 Alan Sipress, “Bremer Survived Ambush Outside Baghdad; Officials Don’t See Attack as Attempt at Assassination,” Washington Post, December 20, 2003.

78 Ibid.

79 Coalition Provisional Authority briefing transcript, Baghdad, December 19, 2003.

80 Sophie Claudet, “Coalition Removes First of Saddam’s Four Infamous Heads Atop Baghdad Palace,” Agence France-Presse, December 2, 2003.

81 Ibid.

82 “In his own words: ‘The guys who do this are not money-hungry pigs,’” Virginian-Pilot, July 28, 2006.

83 Jim Wolf (Reuters), “U.S. Tells Contractors to Bring Guards If They Use Work Sites in Iraq,” Orlando Sentinel, November 20, 2003.

84 “The Baghdad boom; Mercenaries,” The Economist, March 27, 2004.

85 Ibid.

86 James Hider, “Soldiers of Fortune Rush to Cash in on Unrest in Baghdad,” The Times of London, March 31, 2004.

87 John G. Roos, “1-shot killer; This 5.56mm round has all the stopping power you need—but you can’t use it,” The Army Times , December 1, 2003.

88 Ibid.

89 Ibid.

90 Ibid.

91 Ibid.

92 “A Better Bullet; Blended-metal Ammo Rates Realistic Testing,” Armed Forces Journal , December 2003 editorial.

93 Ibid.

94 John G. Roos, “1-shot killer,” The Army Times, December 1, 2003.

95 “A Better Bullet,” Armed Forces Journal, December 2003 editorial.

96 Ben Thomas’s blog, http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=63089073&blogID=107649210&MyToken=89c3dd1c-4760-4c6b-8e90-65039e474568, posted April 8, 2006.

97 See, for example: Michael Duffy, “When Private Armies Take to the Front Lines,” Time , April 12, 2004.

98 Mary Pat Flaherty and Jackie Spinner, “In Iraq, Contractors’ Security Costs Rise,” Washington Post , February 18, 2004.

99 Jackie Calmes, “Washington Wire: A Special Weekly Report From The Wall Street Journal’s Capital Bureau,” Wall Street Journal, February 13, 2004.

100 Marego Athans, “Security Businesses, Black Market in Guns Thrive,” Baltimore Sun, March 18, 2004.

101 Walter Pincus, “More Private Forces Eyed for Iraq; Green Zone Contractor Would Free U.S. Troops for Other Duties,” Washington Post, March 18, 2004.

102 David Barstow, James Glanz, Richard A. Oppel Jr., and Kate Zernike, “Security Companies: Shadow Soldiers in Iraq,” New York Times , April 19, 2004.

1 Nicolas Pelham, “Fear of Ambush Slows Urgent Drive to Rebuild,” Financial Times, January 13, 2004.

2 James Hider, “Soldiers of Fortune Rush to Cash in on Unrest in Baghdad,” The Times (London), March 31, 2004.

3 Michael Stetz, “War Against Terror Gives Former SEALs the Chance to Resurrect Their Skills,” San Diego Union-Tribune, June 3, 2004.

4 Ted Roelofs, “Good Money, Constant Fear; Local Residents Stake Their Claim as Iraqi Civilian Contractors,” Grand Rapids Press , September 26, 2004.

5 Joanne Kimberlin, “Iraq ‘Operators’ Perform Duties in the Line of Fire,” Virginian-Pilot , April 15, 2004.

6 Michael Stetz, “War Against Terror Gives Former SEALs the Chance to Resurrect Their Skills,” San Diego Union-Tribune, June 3, 2004.