On September 16, 2007, machine gun fire erupted in Baghdad’s Nisour Square leaving seventeen Iraqi civilians dead, among them women and children. The shooters were private forces working for the secretive mercenary company, Blackwater Worldwide. More

The New York Times posted this article today:“BAGHDAD — Blackwater Worldwide, the security firm whose guards killed 17 Iraqi civilians on a crowded Baghdad street in 2007, will not receive an operating license from the Iraqi government, a decision that will likely force American diplomats here to make new arrangements for their personal protection, officials [...] More

Watch a video about the impact of Blackwater and the people who worked with Jeremy Scahill behind-the-scenes that helped bring this unknown story to the forefront of the news. More