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Steve Fainaru's New Book Gives the Mercenary in Iraq a Face and a Soulnew

Although mercenaries have a bad rap around the world, "I didn't really blame most of them," Fainaru recalls, "even though a lot of people did, demonizing them and calling them all kinds of names."
East Bay Express  |  Anneli Rufus  |  01-14-2009  |  Author Profiles & Interviews

Red, White and Blackwater: An Interview with Jeremy Scahillnew

As media coverage is slipping, Scahill, who has reported from Iraq in both the Clinton and Bush administrations, is releasing an update to his book. The new version includes a thorough account of that infamous day at Nisour Square, along with details on the Blackwater operative who shot and killed the Iraqi vice president’s bodyguard on Christmas Eve of 2006.
Weekly Alibi  |  Christie Chisholm  |  07-01-2008  |  Author Profiles & Interviews

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