Defending Blackwater and Understanding the Western Way of War By Nicholas M. Guariglia

Judging from the reactions of fellow diplomacy students, one may have fallen under the impression I was justifying Jeffrey Dahmer’s eating habits. Regardless, I am coming to believe something is apparently very wrong with me, in that I feel private military companies (PMCs) –– particularly Blackwater USA –– are amongst the most efficient humanitarian organizations in business.

Just why the hysteria over the ascendance of private security corporations? Some of the gripes are irreconcilable with each other. To simultaneously claim, for instance, that such contractors are both villains (“mercenaries”) and victims of unaccountable employers is disingenuous and incompatible.

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