Blackwater Watch|Blackwater USA/Worldwide, now called Xe, is the world’s largest private mercenary army with over 20,000 soldiers and its own air force.

J. J. Messner of the International Peace Operations Association (IPOA), an advocacy and research group representing 60 PMCs worldwide, explains the role of the IPOA ‘Code of Conduct’ in regulating the behavior of member companies and … The high profile incident involving the Blackwater security guards who fired on civilians in Baghdad’s Nisoor Square is one well-known incident, but there are many others. For the book, I interviewed former military lawyers who served in …

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