Blackwater. How a Swamp Became America's Private Army

How a former Navy SEAL turned a North Carolina swamp into America's private army in Iraq, and how it fell after the Nisour Square shooting in Baghdad in 2007. Built from congressional records, court documents and news reporting of the time. Chapters: 0:00 America's private army 1:17 The swamp 2:57 The call 5:01 Fallujah and Najaf 6:55 A billion dollars 9:51 Warnings 12:36 Nisour Square 15:34 The fall 17:12 Thirteen years 18:45 Right place, right time Credits: Hearing video: C-SPAN Photos: Ryan Lackey, jamesdale10, Miller Center (Flickr, CC BY 2.0); U.S. Army photo by Spc. Micah E. Clare (CC BY 2.0); Deenbill (CC BY-SA 4.0); Gage Skidmore and Christian Ursilva (CC BY-SA 2.0); zin_live / Panoramio (CC BY 3.0). All via Wikimedia Commons. #Blackwater #IraqWar #Documentary