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'''Erik Prince''' is the founder of [[private military corporation]] [[Blackwater USA]].<ref>"[http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=107985&ran=89575 Q&A: Blackwater's founder on the record]", ''The Virginian Pilot'', July 24, 2006.</ref> | '''Erik Prince''' is the founder of [[private military corporation]] [[Blackwater USA]].<ref>"[http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=107985&ran=89575 Q&A: Blackwater's founder on the record]", ''The Virginian Pilot'', July 24, 2006.</ref> | ||
| − | == | + | Prince is a former Navy Seal and a "billionaire [[right-wing]] fundamentalist Christian from a powerful Michigan [[Republican Party|Republican]] family. A major Republican campaign contributor, he interned in the White House of President [[George H.W. Bush]] and campaigned for [[Pat Buchanan]] in 1992. He founded the mercenary firm Blackwater USA in 1997 with Gary Jackson, another former Navy SEAL."<ref name="NNDB">[http://www.nndb.com/people/926/000117575/ Profile: Erik Prince,] NNDB.com.</ref> |
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| + | Prince's father, Edgar Prince, and [[Gary Bauer]] started the [[Family Research Council]], where Prince interned. Prince's sister, [[Betsy DeVos]], is a former chair of the Michigan Republican Party.<ref name="NNDB"/> | ||
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*[[Blackwater USA]] | *[[Blackwater USA]] | ||
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Erik Prince is the founder of private military corporation Blackwater USA.[1]
Prince is a former Navy Seal and a "billionaire right-wing fundamentalist Christian from a powerful Michigan Republican family. A major Republican campaign contributor, he interned in the White House of President George H.W. Bush and campaigned for Pat Buchanan in 1992. He founded the mercenary firm Blackwater USA in 1997 with Gary Jackson, another former Navy SEAL."[2]
Prince's father, Edgar Prince, and Gary Bauer started the Family Research Council, where Prince interned. Prince's sister, Betsy DeVos, is a former chair of the Michigan Republican Party.[2]
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Related SourceWatch articles
References
- ↑ "Q&A: Blackwater's founder on the record", The Virginian Pilot, July 24, 2006.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Profile: Erik Prince, NNDB.com.
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