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The founder of Blackwater bought a load of land and built a huge military base. When the Afghan War broke out he tried to get involved in some ops and it worked. Within two years he had built up the world’s largest private army with helicopters, armoured vehicles, ships, and intelligence. There are films which have come out about Blackwater which you might think are ludicrous, but when you read the book you realise that this is what really happened.
