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It might be what President Obama calls a teachable moment. On Monday, dozens of anti-war protesters were arrested outside of the White House, including Cindy Sheehan. Robert Gibbs, however, told reporters he wasn't even aware of the group's actions. One wonders whether he and the administration are aware of the fact that the majority of the public is now opposed to the war. So who decides US military policy? Do the people have any kind of role to play? And if not, what does that say about our enfeebled democracy? Jeremy Scahill, author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army, Photographer, writer and filmmaker Brian Palmer, Anuradha K. Bhagwati, Executive Director of Service Women?s Action Network (SWAN), and David Swanson, the founder of AfterDowningStreet.org and the author of Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union on war making and why it threatens democracy in America.

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Jeremy Scahill, author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army writes in the Nation that Blackwater founder Erik Prince ?may have murdered or facilitated the murder of individuals who were cooperating with federal authorities investigating the company,? according to the sworn testimony of a former Blackwater employee and an ex-US marine. Scahill discusses the story and its implications for Prince and Blackwater itself. You can read Scahill?s blog, Rebel Reports at rebelreports.com.

C-SPAN Live coverage from the 2008 Miami Book Fair International featuring book talks by authors, interviews with authors etc. This segment includes Naomi Klein, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism and Jeremy Scahill, Blackwater: The Rise of the World s Most Powerful Mercenary ArmyOriginal file from here (google video). I removed the long, silent crowd-shot intro and the verbal introductions. More bang for buck, forgive me. C-SPANJunkie.org

Jeremy Scahill's award winning expose on BLACKWATER, describes the controversial operations of the world's most secretive, powerful, and fastest growing private army.