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Erik Prince on Blackwater's Nisour Square Massacre, 100K Missions in Iraq & Afghanistan (Part 4)
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September 29, 2024
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Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater, discussed the Nisour Square Massacre. Prince confirmed that a car bomb went off near a USAID building, causing Blackwater's 19-man team, Raven 23, to leave their post. Ordered by the State Department, they used heavily marked Suburbans, which made them visible targets. While in a Baghdad traffic circle, the team was warned about a suspicious white Kia but mistakenly engaged a civilian vehicle, firing at a woman and her son, inciting a larger firefight. Controversy surrounds whether Raven 23 faced hostile fire, with conflicting reports of grenades used and helicopters firing. Prince emphasized Blackwater’s broader impact, mentioning over 100,000 missions in Iraq and Afghanistan without losing a single protectee, though 41 Blackwater personnel died. He underscored the complexity and danger of war zones, attributing much of Iraq's chaos to Iranian influence post-Saddam Hussein’s fall. Despite tragic events like Nisour Square, Prince defended Blackwater’s performance in a heavily hostile environment.
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