Erik Prince
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Is this the face of modern warfare? As founder of Blackwater USA, Prince provided well-paid mercenaries to do the jobs in Iraq that a pared-down U.S. military couldn't do. Then Blackwater security forces got a reputation as dangerously trigger-happy, and Prince was hauled before Congress. At issue: was Prince favored with contracts because he comes from a family of wealthy Republican donors?
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