Blackwater, once the most powerful and secretive mercenary force in the world, exemplified the complicit corruption within the military industrial complex.  A loophole in the system allowed their hired guns to operate on behalf of the State Department but exempt from U.S. military regulations governing other security firms.  Blackwater’s indiscretions with the law have finally caught up to the company, with explosive new allegations against its founder that has the internet in an uproar. (more…)