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 enlarge | Author: Jeremy Scahill
Publisher: Nation Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  255 reviews
Sales Rank: 4916
Media: Paperback
Edition: Rev Upd
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Pages: 452
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.6 x 2
ISBN: 156858394X
Dewey Decimal Number: 355.3540973
EAN: 9781568583945
ASIN: 156858394X
Publication Date: May 26, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 Use of Mercs should concern all of us November 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a thought provoking book. Scahill did an illuminary job.
I was unaware on the extent of the use and role of "mercs" like Blackwater. Even the thought of their use should concern everyone regardless of political party.
For a moment, step back from your political mindsets and think through this.
Here we have a solid, professional fighting force that can be deployed without any oversight for potential conflicts anywhere (i.e.Iran, Syria, or Russia). With deep connections into the US Govt some think Blackwater's actions are sanctioned.
No matter how professional they are... they are not subject to the UCMJ, Geneva Convention or even basic laws and that is at best outrageous.
Think about those last two sentences before slipping back to your politics.
Frankly, speaking, this should concern all Americans.
Warriors without control October 25, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Por Diogo Schelp. Em 2004, as vesperas de deixar o seu cargo de administrador do Iraque, para o qual havia sido nomeado treze meses antes pelo presidente americano George W. Bush, Paul Bremer baixou uma lei chamada Ordem 17. No dia seguinte, transferiu o poder a um governo provisorio formado por iraquianos. O derradeiro decreto de Bremer proibia a Justica iraquiana de processar funcionarios que estivessem trabalhando para os Estados Unidos no pais. As consequeencias dessa regra e a promiscuidade entre governo americano e empresas de seguranca privada no Iraque sao os elementos que dao folego ao thriller jornalistico Blackwater - A Ascensao do Exercito Mercenario Mais Poderoso do Mundo (traducao de Claudio Carina e Ivan Weisz Kuck; Companhia das Letras; 552 paginas; 52 reais), a partir desta semana nas livrarias brasileiras. O autor e o jornalista americano Jeremy Scahill. Publicado no inicio de 2007 nos Estados Unidos, o livro foi atualizado neste ano para incluir a historia e a repercussao do massacre cometido em Bagda pelos capangas da empresa de seguranca Blackwater, em setembro passado. Scahill nao poupa nos detalhes morbidos ao descrever o tiroteio que matou dezessete civis iraquianos em uma praca da capital.
 Breathtakingly Partisan in its Scope October 20, 2008
4 out of 17 found this review helpful
I scarcely know where to begin. The book is absurdly biased, badly written and more than a little rambling.
Worse, this is documentary in the Michael Moore vein. I'm not a conservative and I'm no fan of current US foreign policy but this book is the worst sort of yellow journalism. This is a topic which deserves serious discussion. Maybe someone will write such a book but this isn't it. Save your time and money
 Twice as long as it needs to be October 6, 2008
2 out of 8 found this review helpful
The pages are filled with more information than is needed. There are some interesting tidbits, but a lot of it is just biased or unnecesary. Its a struggle to stay interested in. Oh, and on page 97 the word 'Constructed' is spelled wrong. It is definately thoroughly researched, but aparently it includes evey word of that research, no revision to remove any excess fluff.
Left-wing Hit Job September 29, 2008
1 out of 20 found this review helpful
This is not an objective look at Blackwater but a left-wing hit job on the private security company, Donald Rumsfeld, George Bush and the Iraq war. If your views line up with Dennis Kucinich then this might be for you.
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