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122 Carol Rosenberg, “Weary Iraqis Losing Confidence in U.S.,” Miami Herald, April 8, 2004.

123 Author copy of the contract documents.

124 E-mail from State Department representative, August 2006.

125 Author copy of audit.

126 Ibid.

127 Gary Jackson, Blackwater Tactical Weekly , November 22, 2004.

128 Ibid.

1 Jan H. Kalicki, “Caspian Energy at the Crossroads,” Foreign Affairs, September/October 2001.

2 Stephen Kinzer, “Azerbaijan Has Reason to Swagger: Oil Deposits,” New York Times, September 14, 1997.

3 Ibid.

4 Report of the National Energy Policy Development Group, “Reliable, Affordable, Environmentally Sound Energy for America’s Future,” released by the White House in May 2001.

5 Ibid.

6 U.S. Department of Energy, “Top World Oil Net Exporters,” www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/topworldtables1_2.html, accessed December 14, 2006.

7 Candace Rondeaux, “A Pipeline to Promise, or a Pipeline to Peril,” St. Petersburg Times, May 15, 2005.

8 Ibid.

9 “Caspian Pipeline Dream Becomes Reality,” BBC News, September 14, 2002.

10 Eric Margolis, “Shevy’s Big Mistake: Crossing Uncle Sam,” Toronto Sun, November 30, 2003.

11 Nick Paton Walsh, “Russia Accused of Plot to Sabotage Georgian Oil Pipeline,” Guardian, December 1, 2003.

12 Mevlut Katik, “Amid Risk, Baku-Ceyhan Pipeline Edges Forward,” EurasiaNet, December 1, 2003.

13 Nick Paton Walsh, “US Privatises Its Military Aid to Georgia,” Guardian, January 6, 2004.

14 Presidential Determination on Azerbaijan, signed by George W. Bush on January 25, 2002.

15 John J. Fialka, “Search for Crude Comes With New Dangers—U.S. Strategic and Diplomatic Thinking Adjusts to Handle Hot Spots With Oil Potential,” Wall Street Journal, April 11, 2005.

16 Alman Talyshli, “Rumsfeld’s Baku Trip Stirs Controversy,” EurasiaNet, April 13, 2005.

17 Author copy of contract, dated July 28, 2004.

18 Chris Taylor speaking at “Contractors on the Battlefield: Learning from the Experience in Iraq,” George Washington University, January 28, 2005.

19 Erik Prince’s remarks at West 2006 Conference.

20 Nathan Hodge, “After the Gold Rush,” Slate.com, February 9, 2006.

21 U.S. Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce Web site, www.usacc.org/contents.php?cid=97, accessed December 5, 2006.

22 U.S. Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce Web site, www.usacc.org/contents.php?cid=2, accessed December 5, 2006.

23 Ibid.

24 Tim Shorrock, “Contractor’s Arrogance Contributed to Iraqi Rebellion, Marine Colonel Says,” http://timshorrock.blogspot.com/2005_01_01_timshorrock_archive.html, accessed December 14, 2006.

25 Emery P. Dalesio, “NC Firm Was Providing Security for Food Delivery in Iraq,” Associated Press, March 31, 2004.

26 Chris Taylor speaking at “Contractors on the Battlefield: Learning from the Experience in Iraq,” George Washington University, January 28, 2005.

27 Transcript, “Secretary Rumsfeld and Ambassador Jon Purnell Press Conference in Uzbekistan,” Department of Defense, February 24, 2004.

28 Nick Paton Walsh, “US Privatises Its Military Aid to Georgia,” Guardian, January 6, 2004.

29 Ibid.

30 Russ Rizzo, “Pentagon Aims to Bolster Security in Caspian Sea Region,” Stars and Stripes (European edition), August 10, 2005.

31 Brett Forrest, “Azerbaijan Over a Barrel,” Fortune (European Edition), November 28, 2005.

32 “US Working to Boost Sea Forces in Oil-Rich Caspian: Envoy,” Agence France-Presse, September 21, 2005.

33 Kathy Gannon, “As Azerbaijan Democracy Struggles, Iran Makes Its Weight Felt,” Associated Press, April 30, 2006.

34 “2005 In Review: Conflicts in Caucasus Still Characterized by Gridlock,” Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty , December 22, 2005.

35 “The Danger of a Military Buildup in the South Caucasus,” Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty , October 16, 2006.

36 “Caspian Hopes and Hazards,” Africa Analysis (the Financial Times Limited), April 16, 2004.

37 Ariel Cohen, “Azerbaijan Intrigue,” Washington Times, October 25, 2005.

38 Joshua Kucera, “US Helps Forces, Gains Foothold in Caspian Region,” Jane’s Defence Weekly , May 25, 2005.

39 Alman Talyshli, “Rumsfeld’s Baku Trip Stirs Controversy,” EurasiaNet, April 13, 2005.

40 Ibid.

41 Candace Rondeaux, “A Pipeline to Promise, or a Pipeline to Peril,” St. Petersburg Times, May 15, 2005.

42 Vladimir Radyuhin, “Another Move in the Great Game,” The Hindu , May 27, 2005.

43 Ibid.

44 Ibid.

45 White House press release, “Caspian Pipeline Consortium Fact Sheet,” November 13, 2001.

46 Ibid.

47 Ibid.

48 U.S. Department of Energy press release, “Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline First Oil Ceremony: Remarks of Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman,” May 25, 2005.

49 Report of the National Energy Policy Development Group, “Reliable, Affordable, Environmentally Sound Energy for America’s Future,” released by the White House in May 2001.

50 U.S. Department of Energy press release, “Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline First Oil Ceremony: Remarks of Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman,” May 25, 2005.

51 Ibid.

52 David E. Sanger, “There’s Democracy, and There’s an Oil Pipeline,” New York Times, May 29, 2005.

53 Human Rights Watch, World Report 2005 .

54 U.S. Department of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices-2005 , released March 8, 2006.

55 Ibid.

56 Ibid.

57 www.BlackwaterUSA.com.

58 Tim Shorrock, “Contractor’s Arrogance Contributed to Iraqi Rebellion, Marine Colonel Says,” http://timshorrock.blogspot.com/2005_01_01_timshorrock_archive.html, accessed December 14, 2006.

1 School of the Americas Watch, “What is the SOA?” www.soaw.org.

2 Amnesty International report, “United States of America: Human Dignity Denied; Torture and Accountability in the ‘War on Terror,’” October 27, 2004.

3 Unless otherwise noted, all biographical information about and quotations from Jose Miguel Pizarro are drawn from an interview conducted in October 2006 by the author.

4 One of the most comprehensive accounts of the U.S. role in Chile can be found in Peter Kornbluh’s incredibly detailed book, The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier on Atrocity and Accountability , The New Press, New York, 2003.

5 Peter Kornbluh, The Pinochet File, p. 5.

6 Ibid. , “Project FUBELT: ‘Formula for Chaos,’”pp. 1-35.

7 Ibid. , p. 17.

8 National Security Archive, “Chile and the United States: Declassified Documents Relating to the Military Coup, 1970-1976”; “CIA, Notes on Meeting with the President on Chile, September 15, 1970.”

9 Peter Kornbluh, The Pinochet File, p. 91.

10 Ibid. , p. 113.

11 Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon, “Chile Coup—Media Coverage Still Evasive 20 Years Later,” Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting’s Media Beat, September 8, 1993.

12 Peter Kornbluh, The Pinochet File, p. 234.

13 Ibid., p. 176.

14 Ibid., p. 153.

15 Ibid., p. 176

16 Ibid., p. 154.

17 Ibid., p. 344.

18 Marcelo Miranda, “Reclutamientos irregulares en Chile,” El Periodista (Chile), January 30, 2004.

19 Gracia Rodrigo and Jorge Suez, “Parlamentarios rechazaron que en dependencias de la Armada se haya efectuado la inscripción de ex funcionarios interesados en trabajar para una firma en ese país en labores de seguridad,” La Tercera (Chile), October 20, 2003.