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129 - Former Blackwater Mercenary

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Blackwater in Iraq: A Mercenary's Experience

  • Morgan Lerette, author of "Guns, Girls, and Greed", details his time as a Blackwater mercenary in Iraq.
  • He describes the luxurious accommodations, the chaotic flight into Baghdad, receiving an AK-47 upon landing, and the stark contrast between Blackwater's operations and typical military procedures.
  • Lerette also touches on the legal ambiguities of being a U.S. citizen operating with weapons in a foreign country under diplomatic immunity but without standard military rules of engagement.
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