subtitled : The Rise Of The World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army
Scahill skillfully chronicles the birth of America's frightening Praetorian guard, one that has been unleashed-twenty five thousand strong- in Iraq. These hired guns, with their black uniforms and automatic weapons, appeared on the streets of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. They operate, at home and abroad, beyond the bounds of legal constraints and are controlled by secret puppet masters, who have close ties to the radical Christian Fundamentalists on the political right.
