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Showing videos filed under: Blackwater
Year in Review: Jeremy Scahill and Glenn Greenwald on the Media's Wars
December 28, 2009The independent media has all but taken over the old role of the Fourth Estate, and Jeremy Scahill and Glenn Greenwald are two of the most respected voices in the new media generation. We spoke to them on October 1st.Blackwater's Secret War In Pakistan
November 25, 2009Jeremy Scahill, the author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army, has reported on Blackwater for years. He joined Laura in the GRITtv studio to talk about this latest development in the story of the company that has a magic talent for renewing itself.Blowback, Jeremy Scahill, and Bissell Workers
November 24, 2009President Obama is expected to announce that he will be sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan next week. In the wake of that decision, discussion of the consequences of United States intervention around the world becomes even more important. It's not only wars that produce blowback for the US; training and funding for right-leaning groups in Latin America has been a long-standing source of resentment and anger around the world.Making Money Blocking Health Reform
November 10, 2009Andy Cobb used to be a "spokesjerk" for Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance, yet now he says "American health care is a mess and everybody knows it."Today's Veterans, Micha Kurz and Health Care
November 9, 2009Veterans Day is this week, and the shootings at Fort Hood this week brought to the forefront many questions about soldiers and military personnel: how are soldiers surviving the wars, and readjusting to life at home? What are we doing to help them, and is it enough? With the war in Iraq supposedly winding down and the war in Afghanistan ratcheting up, it's time to take a serious look at some of these questions, and try to understand the role that the military plays in all of our lives.Jeremy Scahill: Will Blackwater Founder Face Charges?
August 6, 2009Jeremy Scahill, author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army writes in the Nation that Blackwater founder Erik Prince “may have murdered or facilitated the murder of individuals who were cooperating with federal authorities investigating the company,” according to the sworn testimony of a former Blackwater employee and an ex-US marine.Summer Swiftboaters, A Single Payer Possibility, and Jeremy Scahill on the Blackwater Revelations
August 5, 2009U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and Karen Finney on healthcare reform and Washington politics. Who's behind the astroturf tactics and opposition to healthcare reform? Dr. David Scheiner, President Obama’s former physician, Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York’s 9th district, Bob Fertik, founder of Democrats.com on whether single payer will ever really be on the table and what needs to be done this August. Finally, Jeremy Scahill discusses his new article in the Nation and revelations surrounding Blackwater founder Erik Prince.GRITtv Live at Noon: Will Blackwater Founder Face Charges?
August 5, 2009In an explosive report published yesterday on the Nation website, investigative reporter JEREMY SCAHILL reveals that Blackwater founder Erik Prince has been implicated in murder, viewed himself as a Christian crusader tasked with eliminating Muslims from the globe, and that the company smuggled weapons into Iraq. Will he face charges? Then, Dr.The US Withdrawal: Rebranding the Occupation or Changing the Game?
July 7, 2009The US media have reported on the withdrawal of American troops from Iraqi cities. But 130,000 troops remain in Iraq and many argue that the occupation will continue only under a different guise. Have things really changed? Or has the occupation simply been rebranded? Jeremy Scahill, best selling author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army, Patrick Cockburn, journalist and author most recently of The Occupation:Is the Occupation Over?, Mariam Said's Story of a Lost World, and The Battle for Power in Honduras
July 6, 2009The US media have reported on the withdrawal of American troops from Iraqi cities. But what's the real story? Journalists Patrick Cockburn and Jeremy Scahill and Kristele Younes of Refugees International on what the withdrawal means. Mariam Said discusses her mother's memoir and life in Beirut, A World I Loved: The Story of an Arab Woman. And The Real News Network on the coup in Honduras.
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