Jeremy Scahill - Blackwater

116 Quadrennial Defense Review report, February 6, 2006.

117 Cofer Black’s remarks at American Enterprise Institute Conference, “Contractors on the Battlefield: A Briefing on the Future of the Defense Industry,” May 17, 2006.

118 Quadrennial Defense Review report, February 6, 2006.

119 Mark Hemingway, “Warriors for Hire: Blackwater USA and the Rise of Private Military Contractors,” The Weekly Standard, December 18, 2006.

120 Cofer Black’s remarks at American Enterprise Institute Conference, “Contractors on the Battlefield: A Briefing on the Future of the Defense Industry,” May 17, 2006.

121 Ibid.

1 Federal Procurement Data System records.

2 Joanne Kimberlin, “At Blackwater, Time Is Now Told in ‘Before’ and ‘After,’” Virginian-Pilot , October 28, 2007.

3 Ibid.

4 Ibid.

5 August Cole, “Blackwater Vies for Jobs Beyond Security,” Wall Street Journal , October 15, 2007.

6 Ibid.

7 Paul Richfield, “$15B Narcoterrorism War to be Outsourced,” Army Times , September 14, 2007.

8 Ibid.

9 Solomon Moore, “Disputed in Iraq, Blackwater Now Splits California Town,” New York Times , December 11, 2007.

10 Toby Muse, “U.S. Contractors Get Half of Aid to Colombia,” USA Today , June 15, 2007.

11 John Ross, “Full Spectrum Mercenaries,” CounterPunch.org, November 9, 2007.

12 Solomon Moore, “Disputed in Iraq, Blackwater Now Splits California Town,” New York Times , December 11, 2007.

13 United Nations, “Report of the Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries as a Means of Violating Human Rights and Impeding the Exercise of the Right of People to Self-Determination,” January 8, 2008.

14 Solomon Moore, “Disputed in Iraq, Blackwater Now Splits California Town,” New York Times , December 11, 2007.

15 Anne Krueger, “Blackwater Pulls Application for Potrero Training Center,” San Diego Union-Tribune , March 7, 2008.

16 August Cole, “Blackwater Vies for Jobs Beyond Security,” Wall Street Journal , October 15, 2007.

17 Teri Weaver, “Tiny Base Assimilates Into Japanese Town,” Stars and Stripes , October 8, 2007.

18 Wendell Minnick, “Blackwater Training Taiwanese,” Defense News , February 12, 2008.

19 “Life-and-Death Repercussions of Blackwater Trashing,” Serviam , January/February 2008 issue.

20 “ARES Systems Group Armor Applique Gets Thumbs Up From Army Aberdeen Test Center,” Market Wire, March 3, 2008.

21 Kris Osborn, “Six Companies Compete for DoD MRAP II Contract,” Navy Times , November 5, 2007.

22 David Macaulay, “Blackwater USA Hires Ford Workers to Build New APC,” Daily Advance , February 20, 2007.

23 Kris Osborn, “Six Companies Compete for DoD MRAP II Contract,” Navy Times , November 5, 2007.

24 David Macaulay, “Blackwater USA Hires Ford Workers to Build New APC,” Daily Advance , February 20, 2007.

25 “Blackwater USA President Outlines Firm’s Future Plans,” Associated Press, July 31, 2007.

26 David Macaulay, “Blackwater USA Hires Ford Workers to Build New APC,” Daily Advance , February 20, 2007.

27 Jon W. Glass, “Off the Ground,” Virginian-Pilot , November 23, 2007.

28 Ibid.

29 Ibid.

30 Joanne Kimberlin, “At Blackwater, Time Is Now Told in ‘Before’ and ‘After,’” Virginian-Pilot , October 28, 2007.

31 R.J. Hillhouse, “Exclusive Interview: Blackwater USA’s President Gary Jackson,” TheSpyWhoBilledMe.com, April 26, 2007.

32 Joanne Kimberlin, “At Blackwater, Time Is Now Told in ‘Before’ and ‘After,’” Virginian-Pilot , October 28, 2007.

33 United Nations, “Report of the Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries as a Means of Violating Human Rights and Impeding the Exercise of the Right of People to Self-Determination,” January 8, 2008.

34 Interview, July 2007.

35 Total Intelligence Solutions Press Release, “Former CIA and Counterterrorism Experts Respond to Security and Intelligence Demands of the Private Sector,” February 20, 2006.

36 www.totalintel.com, accessed March 17, 2008.

37 Interview, July 2007.

38 R.J. Hillhouse, “The ODNI’s Wal-Mart Approach to Intel,” TheSpyWhoBilledMe.com, June 18, 2007.

39 R.J. Hillhouse, “Corporate Content and the President’s Daily Brief,” TheSpyWhoBilledMe. com, July 23, 2007.

40 Ben Hammer, “Blackwater Boss, Former CIA Execs Create New Firm,” Washington Business Journal , March 12, 2007.

41 Richer’s biographical details are drawn from multiple sources, including: Richer’s official Total Intelligence biography; Ken Silverstein, “Revolving Door to Blackwater Causes Alarm at CIA,” Harper’s online, Washington Babylon column, September 12, 2006; Dana Hedgpeth, “Blackwater’s Owner Has Spies for Hire,” Washington Post , November 3, 2007; Ben Van Heuvelen, “The Bush Administration’s Ties to Blackwater,” Salon , October 2, 2007.

42 Prado’s Total Intelligence bio.

43 Ibid.

44 Ken Silverstein, “Revolving Door to Blackwater Causes Alarm at CIA,” Harper’s online, Washington Babylon column, September 12, 2006.

45 Mark Mazzetti and Scott Shane, “Tape Inquiry: Ex-Spymaster in the Middle,” New York Times , February 20, 2008.

46 Ken Silverstein, “Revolving Door to Blackwater Causes Alarm at CIA,” Harper’s online, Washington Babylon column, September 12, 2006.

47 Total Intelligence bios.

48 Ibid.

49 Dana Hedgpeth, “Blackwater’s Owner Has Spies for Hire,” Washington Post , November 3, 2007.

50 www.totalintel.com/dsp_gfc.php, accessed March 17, 2008.

51 Dana Hedgpeth, “Blackwater’s Owner Has Spies for Hire,” Washington Post , November 3, 2007.

52 Ben Hammer, “Blackwater Boss, Former CIA Execs Create New Firm,” Washington Business Journal , March 12, 2007; Dana Hedgpeth, “Blackwater’s Owner Has Spies for Hire,” Washington Post , November 3, 2007.

53 Total Intelligence Solutions Press Release, “Former CIA and Counterterrorism Experts Respond to Security and Intelligence Demands of the Private Sector,” February 20, 2006.

54 Dana Hedgpeth, “Blackwater’s Owner Has Spies for Hire,” Washington Post , November 3, 2007.

55 Ibid.

56 Ibid.

57 Ken Silverstein, “Revolving Door to Blackwater Causes Alarm at CIA,” Harper’s online, Washington Babylon column, September 12, 2006.

58 Kudlow & Company, “Ambassador Cofer Black Discusses Investing in Jordan,” CNBC transcript, July 9, 2007.

59 Dana Hedgpeth, “Blackwater’s Owner Has Spies for Hire,” Washington Post , November 3, 2007.

60 Ibid.

61 John McCain speech in Derry, New Hampshire, January 3, 2008.

62 Joanne Kimberlin, “At Blackwater, Time Is Now Told in ‘Before’ and ‘After,’” Virginian-Pilot , October 28, 2007.

63 Peter Grier and Gordon Lubold, “Private Security in Iraq: Whose Rules?” Christian Science Monitor , September 20, 2007.

64 Barrack Obama Press Release, “Obama Statement on Supplemental Bill That Sets a Target Redeployment Date,” April 26, 2007.

65 Erik Leaver, “Iraq Supplemental Analysis,” Institute for Policy Studies, March 14, 2007.

66 Interview, March 2007.

67 Transcript of Gen. David Petraeus’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, January 24, 2007.

68 Steve Fainaru, “Iraq Contractors Face Growing Parallel War,” Washington Post , June 16, 2007.