FULL VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o5tlrYEmpQ&t=5061s

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Few figures are more closely associated with modern private military operations than Erik Prince.

In this clip, the Blackwater founder discusses covert operations, intelligence work, elite paramilitary units, and how private security changed modern warfare.

Inside this clip:

The origins of Blackwater

CIA and private contractor relationships

Elite paramilitary operations

Modern covert warfare

The future of global conflict

A rare look inside one of the most controversial worlds in modern geopolitics.

***TIMESTAMPS***

00:00 - USS Cole, 9/11, Blackwater Growth, Cost Efficiency

10:53 - Chain of Command, Mental Health, Afghanistan Fallout

23:25 - Afghanistan Collapse, Trump NatSec Team, USAID, Pentagon

31:29 - Afghanistan & Iraq Invasions, Blocked Plans, Zarqawi Blowback

44:27 - CIA NOC Leak, Intelligence Exposure

52:45 - Nisour Square, CIA NOC Program Ends, Isolation

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