Jeremy Scahill

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Jeremy Scahill is the author of the best-selling Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army, published by Nation Books. Nation Books released his second book, Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield, in 2013. He is the writer, with David Riker, and a producer of the documentary feature filmĀ Dirty Wars, released by IFC Films in 2013.

Help Wanted: Blackwater is Hiring Marksmen, Lawyers, Kitchen Attendants and Housekeepers Help Wanted: Blackwater is Hiring Marksmen, Lawyers, Kitchen Attendants and Housekeepers

More than 35 exciting job opportunities have opened up at the infamous mercenary company.

May 13, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill

Tracking Drone Strikes and Private Spies Tracking Drone Strikes and Private Spies

Two online databases provide a window into the world of private spooks and the undeclared US airwar in Pakistan.

May 13, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill

Obama on Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan: “I Am Accountable” Obama on Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan: “I Am Accountable”

The president made the statement during a press conference with Hamid Karzai. But is it true?

May 12, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill

Pakistan’s Two Air Wars

Pakistan’s Two Air Wars Pakistan’s Two Air Wars

US drones bomb Pakistan regularly. Now, Washington is about to deliver twenty F-16s and surveillance planes to Islamabad along with a thousand 500-pound bombs.

May 12, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill

Gen. McChrystal to Give Closed-Door Briefing to Senate Gen. McChrystal to Give Closed-Door Briefing to Senate

Will Senators ask McChrystal about secret prisons or massacre cover-ups?

May 11, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill

(Not) Much Ado About Mullah Omar (Not) Much Ado About Mullah Omar

Rumors are flying that the Taliban leader was captured. But it's hard to believe that news would leak first to a right-wing novelist who's a regular on Glenn Beck's show.

May 11, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill

Georgetown Professor: ‘Drones Are Not Killing Innocent Civilians’ in Pakistan Georgetown Professor: ‘Drones Are Not Killing Innocent Civilians’ in Pakistan

Christine Fair dismissed reports of civilians deaths as propaganda from Pakistani media sources.

May 10, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill

Erik Prince Says His Enemies Are al Qaeda, Taliban and ‘Noisy Leftists’ Erik Prince Says His Enemies Are al Qaeda, Taliban and ‘Noisy Leftists’

Blackwater's owner called his critics 'tapeworms' and did his best to sound like a member of the Tea Party.

May 6, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill

Amy Goodman, Colleagues Sue Minneapolis Police, Secret Service Over Abuse at RNC Amy Goodman, Colleagues Sue Minneapolis Police, Secret Service Over Abuse at RNC

Three Democracy Now! journalists were assaulted and arrested while covering protests at the RNC. Now they are fighting back.

May 5, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill

UPDATED: Were US Special Forces Involved in the Arrest of Faisal Shahzad? UPDATED: Were US Special Forces Involved in the Arrest of Faisal Shahzad?

The apparently central role of US special forces in the arrest of Faisal Shahzad raises the question: To what extent are US Special Forces permitted to operate on US soil under Pre...

May 5, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill

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