Erik Prince
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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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- ↑ "Q&A: Blackwater's founder on the record", The Virginian Pilot, July 24, 2006.
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Profile: Erik Prince, NNDB.com.
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