Jeremy Scahill - Blackwater

123 T. Christian Miller, Blood Money , p. 68.

124 T. Christian Miller, “The Scrutinizer Finds Himself Under Scrutiny,” Los Angeles Times, September 25, 2005.

125 Author copy of press release.

126 Ibid.

127 Ibid.

128 Author copy of letter dated July 27, 2005.

129 Ibid.

130 T. Christian Miller, “Pentagon Investigator Resigning: Joseph E. Schmitz, the Defense Department’s Inspector General, Is Suspected of Blocking Investigations of Senior Bush Officials,” Los Angeles Times, September 3, 2005.

131 T. Christian Miller, “Pentagon Ousts Official Under FBI Investigation,” Los Angeles Times , December 11, 2004.]

132 Author copy: Joseph E. Schmitz, “Inspecting Sex Slavery Through the Fog of Moral Relativism,” September 18, 2004.

133 Ibid.

134 Cam Simpson, “Commander: Contractors Violating U.S. Trafficking Laws,” Chicago Tribune, April 23, 2006.

135 The series “Pipeline to Peril” by Cam Simpson was published in Chicago Tribune, October 9-10, 2005.

136 Cam Simpson, “Commander: Contractors Violating U.S. Trafficking Laws,” Chicago Tribune, April 23, 2006.

137 Ibid.

138 Ibid.

139 Mike Allen, “Details on Boeing Deal Sought; Senators Raise Questions About White House Involvement,” Washington Post, June 8, 2005.

140 Greg Schneider and Renae Merle, “Pentagon to Lease Boeing Tanker Planes: Unusual Deal Saves Jobs; McCain Alleges Bias,” Washington Post, May 24, 2003.

141 Ibid.

142 Ibid.

143 Peter Spiegel, “Pentagon Gives Go-Ahead Over Boeing Deal,” Financial Times, May 24, 2003.

144 Caroline Daniel, James Harding, Joshua Chaffin, and Marianne Brun-Rovet, “A Cosy Relationship: Boeing’s Pentagon Deal Bears Testament to Its Skilful Lobbying Efforts,” Financial Times, December 8, 2003.

145 Ibid.

146 Greg Schneider and Renae Merle, “Pentagon to Lease Boeing Tanker Planes: Unusual Deal Saves Jobs; McCain Alleges Bias,” Washington Post, May 24, 2003.

147 Renae Merle, “Lockheed Adds Director Fresh From the Pentagon,” Washington Post, June 27, 2003.

148 Caroline Daniel, James Harding, Joshua Chaffin, and Marianne Brun-Rovet, “A Cosy Relationship: Boeing’s Pentagon Deal Bears Testament to Its Skilful Lobbying Efforts,” Financial Times, December 8, 2003.

149 “Holes in the Tanker Story,” Washington Post, June 20, 2005.

150 R. Jeffrey Smith, “Tanker Inquiry Finds Rumsfeld’s Attention Was Elsewhere,” Washington Post, June 20, 2006.

151 Mike Allen, “Details on Boeing Deal Sought; Senators Raise Questions About White House Involvement,” Washington Post, June 8, 2005.

152 Author copy of Senator Grassley letter to Schmitz, dated August 8, 2005.

153 Ibid.

154 “Holes in the Tanker Story,” Washington Post, June 20, 2005.

155 R. Jeffrey Smith, “Tanker Inquiry Finds Rumsfeld’s Attention Was Elsewhere,” Washington Post, June 20, 2006.

156 Ibid.

157 Mike Allen, “Details on Boeing Deal Sought; Senators Raise Questions About White House Involvement,” Washington Post, June 8, 2005.

158 “Holes in the Tanker Story,” Washington Post, June 20, 2005.

159 Transcript, “Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee,” June 7, 2005.

160 U.S. Senate lobbying registration records.

161 Ibid.

162 Author copy of Senator Grassley letter to Schmitz, dated August 8, 2005.

163 Alicia Mundy, “Material Withheld from Tanker Report Angers Senate Panel; Many Names, Data Blacked Out—Key Pentagon Official Refused to Aid Probe,” Seattle Times, June 8, 2005.

164 Joe Milicia, “Inspector General Says Prisoner Abuse Result of ‘Bad Eggs,’” Associated Press, June 25, 2004.

165 “DoD Inspector General Lauds Bremer,” American Forces Information Service, November 15, 2004.

166 Ibid.

167 Ibid.

168 Remarks as delivered by Department of Defense Inspector General Joseph E. Schmitz to Order of Malta, Federal Association, USA, at the Church of the Little Flower, Bethesda, Maryland, February 5, 2005.

169 Blackwater USA press release, “Red Cross-Blackwater Fundraiser and Silent Auction a Huge Success!” November 23, 2005.

170 George Cahlink, “Defense IG Schmitz Leaves for Senior Post With Blackwater,” Defense Daily, September 1, 2005.

1 Blackwater USA press release, “Blackwater USA Continues to Support Katrina Devastated Areas; Aid Focuses on Humanitarian, Security and Clean Up Needs,” September 13, 2005.

2 Unless otherwise noted, descriptions of Blackwater’s operations and quotes from its personnel in New Orleans are from the author’s time there in September 2005.

3 Alex Berenson and John M. Broder, “Police Begin Seizing Guns of Civilians,” New York Times, September 9, 2005.

4 Joanne Kimberlin and Bill Sizemore, “Blackwater: On American Soil,” Virginian-Pilot, July 27, 2006.

5 Ibid.

6 Ted Roelofs, “Iraq or New Orleans, It’s All Part of the Job; Former Kentwood Cop Describes War-like Horrors from Security Assignment,” Grand Rapids Press, September 13, 2005.

7 Ibid.

8 Frank Borelli, “Blackwater in Louisiana,” SwatDigest.com, September 8, 2005.

9 Griff Witte, “Private Security Contractors Head to Gulf,” Washington Post, September 8, 2005.

10 Bill Sizemore, “Blackwater Employees Create a Stir in New Orleans,” Virginian-Pilot, September 15, 2005.

11 Blackwater USA press release, “Blackwater Joins Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort!” September 1, 2005.

12 Blackwater USA press release, “Blackwater USA Continues to Support Katrina Devastated Areas; Aid Focuses on Humanitarian, Security and Clean Up Needs,” September 13, 2005.

13 Interview, May 2006.

14 Lolly Bowean and Deborah Horan, “Outsiders Come Looking for Work,” Chicago Tribune, September 18, 2005.

15 August Cole, “From Green Zone to French Quarter,” MarketWatch, September 18, 2005.

16 Blackwater Tactical Weekly, September 19, 2005.

17 August Cole, “From Green Zone to French Quarter,” MarketWatch, September 18, 2005.

18 Author copy of Erik Prince’s speech at West 2006 conference in San Diego, January 11, 2006.

19 Joanne Kimberlin and Bill Sizemore, “Blackwater: On American Soil,” Virginian-Pilot, July 27, 2006.

20 Ibid.

21 Author copy of contract.

22 Interviews, September 2005.

23 Author copy of government contract records.

24 Interview, June 2006.

25 Joanne Kimberlin and Bill Sizemore, “Blackwater: On American Soil,” Virginian-Pilo t, July 27, 2006.

26 Bruce Alpert, “Democrats Fight Repeal of Prevailing Wage Law; Recovery Contractors Can Reduce Salaries,” Times-Picayune (New Orleans), September 27, 2005.

27 Pratap Chatterjee, “Big, Easy Iraqi-Style Contracts Flood New Orleans,” CorpWatch, September 20, 2005.

28 Rita J. King, “A High-Stakes Game With Almost No Rules,” CorpWatch, August 16, 2006.

29 Ibid.

30 Spencer S. Hsu, “$400 Million FEMA Contracts Now Total $3.4 Billion,” Washington Post, August 9, 2006.

31 “Fluor’s Slowed Iraq Work Frees It for Gulf Coast,” Reuters, September 9, 2005.

32 Christian Parenti, “New Orleans: Raze or Rebuild?” The Nation online, September 12, 2005.

33 Interviews, September 2005.

34 Christopher Cooper, “Old-Line Families Escape Worst of Flood and Plot the Future,” Wall Street Journal, September 8, 2005.