Blackwater mixes business glitz with military grit

Monday, July 28, 2008

MOYOCK, N.C. -- Erik Prince gets his guests to the runway seconds before the turboprop's approach. The financiers hop out of his black Chevy Suburban and gawk as the pilots drop a pair of packages that float to within feet of their target -- just as they might on a mission for Blackwater Worldwide in the Afghan backcountry.

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