Blackwater USA is a secretive private army based in North Carolina with a sole owner: Erik Prince, a right-wing Christian multimillionaire. Jeremy Scahill talks about his book Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army.
I listened to the story, which you can hear online, but it was also on a recent podcast of NPR's most emailed stories. It was quite compelling; I couldn't stop thinking about how intertwined TV and reality really are.
