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Blackwater Banned

By Jeremy Scahill

September 18, 2007

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In this September 17 interview on CNN, Nation correspondent Jeremy Scahill tells the story behind the Iraqi government's decision to ban Blackwater USA from operating in the country.

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More Nation coverage of Blackwater: In May, Jeremy Scahill testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense on the way private military contractors like Blackwater have affected the conduct of the war. Read the text of his testimony and watch the video here.

About Jeremy Scahill

Jeremy Scahill, a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellow at The Nation Institute, is the author of the bestselling Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army, published by Nation Books. He is an award-winning investigative journalist and correspondent for the national radio and TV program Democracy Now!. more...

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