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Blackwater

by Jeremy Scahill

2007•Documentary•464 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryjournalisticpoliticalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, weighty non-fiction book, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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3.7 / 5

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About This Book

On September 16, 2007, machine gun fire erupted in Baghdad's Nisour Square leaving seventeen Iraqi civilians dead, among them women and children. The shooting spree, labeled "Baghdad's Bloody Sunday," was neither the work of Iraqi insurgents nor U.S. soldiers. The shooters were private forces working for the secretive mercenary company, Blackwater Worldwide.

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SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryJournalisticPoliticalSocial commentaryInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

Current EventsBlackwater USANonfictionMercenary troopsHistoryPrivatizationForces paramilitairesHuurtroepen

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Author
Jeremy Scahill
Published
2007
Pages
464
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