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107
Ibid.
Ibid.
108
Ibid.
Ibid.
109
Ibid.
Ibid.
110
Ibid.
Ibid.
111
Russ Bellant,
The Religious Right in Michigan Politics
, p. 13.
Russ Bellant,
The Religious Right in Michigan Politics
, p. 13.
112
Ibid., p. 63.
Ibid., p. 63.
113
Author copy of Freiheit Foundation records.
Author copy of Freiheit Foundation records.
114
Ibid.
Ibid.
115
See Prison Fellowship Web site:
www.prisonfellowship.org
.
See Prison Fellowship Web site:
www.prisonfellowship.org
.
116
Joseph Loconte, “God’s Warden; How Charles Colson Went From Watergate Villain to Christian Hero,”
The Weekly Standard
, October 17, 2005.
Joseph Loconte, “God’s Warden; How Charles Colson Went From Watergate Villain to Christian Hero,”
The Weekly Standard
, October 17, 2005.
117
David Plotz, “Charles Colson,”
Slate
magazine, March 11, 2000.
David Plotz, “Charles Colson,”
Slate
magazine, March 11, 2000.
118
Morton H. Halperin, “Bush Is No Nixon—He’s Worse,”
Los Angeles Times,
July 16, 2006.
Morton H. Halperin, “Bush Is No Nixon—He’s Worse,”
Los Angeles Times,
July 16, 2006.
119
David Plotz, “Charles Colson,”
Slate
magazine, March 11, 2000.
David Plotz, “Charles Colson,”
Slate
magazine, March 11, 2000.
120
Ibid.
Ibid.
121
Prison Fellowship Web site,
www.prisonfellowship.org/generic.asp?ID=138
, accessed December 4, 2006.
Prison Fellowship Web site,
www.prisonfellowship.org/generic.asp?ID=138
, accessed December 4, 2006.
122
Ibid.
Ibid.
123
Transcript, “America’s Compassion in Action: Remarks by the President at the First White House National Conference on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives at the Washington Hilton and Towers,”
www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/06/20040601-10.html
, June 1, 2004.
Transcript, “America’s Compassion in Action: Remarks by the President at the First White House National Conference on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives at the Washington Hilton and Towers,”
www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/06/20040601-10.html
, June 1, 2004.
124
Ibid.
Ibid.
125
Gary Emerling, “Inmate Aid Project Grows,”
Washington Times,
March 20, 2005.
Gary Emerling, “Inmate Aid Project Grows,”
Washington Times,
March 20, 2005.
126
Charles Colson, “How Now Shall We Live,”
Journal of Markets and Morality
, Spring 2002.
Charles Colson, “How Now Shall We Live,”
Journal of Markets and Morality
, Spring 2002.
127
Chuck Colson, “What’s Hidden in the Shadows: Radical Islam and U.S. Prisons,” Town-Hall. com, September 26, 2006.
Chuck Colson, “What’s Hidden in the Shadows: Radical Islam and U.S. Prisons,” Town-Hall. com, September 26, 2006.
128
Ibid.
Ibid.
129
Ibid.
Ibid.
130
“Honoring Chuck Colson,”
www.acton.org/dinner/
, accessed November 27, 2006.
“Honoring Chuck Colson,”
www.acton.org/dinner/
, accessed November 27, 2006.
131
Author copy of Freiheit Foundation records.
Author copy of Freiheit Foundation records.
132
Acton Institute Board of Directors,
www.acton.org/about/board/
, accessed November 27, 2006; Joan Nicole Prince obituary from Herrick District Library obituary file.
Acton Institute Board of Directors,
www.acton.org/about/board/
, accessed November 27, 2006; Joan Nicole Prince obituary from Herrick District Library obituary file.
133
Author copy of recording of Charles Colson’s speech “War of the Worlds” at the Acton Annual Dinner, October 26, 2006.
Author copy of recording of Charles Colson’s speech “War of the Worlds” at the Acton Annual Dinner, October 26, 2006.
134
“Evangelicals and Catholics Together: The Christian Mission in the Third Millennium,”
First Things,
May 1994.
“Evangelicals and Catholics Together: The Christian Mission in the Third Millennium,”
First Things,
May 1994.
135
Damon Linker,
The Theocons: Secular America Under Siege,
Doubleday, New York, 2006.
Damon Linker,
The Theocons: Secular America Under Siege,
Doubleday, New York, 2006.
136
“Evangelicals and Catholics Together: The Christian Mission in the Third Millennium,”
First Things,
May 1994.
“Evangelicals and Catholics Together: The Christian Mission in the Third Millennium,”
First Things,
May 1994.
137
Ibid.
Ibid.
138
Ibid.
Ibid.
139
Damon Linker,
The Theocons
, p. 7.
Damon Linker,
The Theocons
, p. 7.
140
“Evangelicals and Catholics Together: The Christian Mission in the Third Millennium,”
First Things,
May 1994.
“Evangelicals and Catholics Together: The Christian Mission in the Third Millennium,”
First Things,
May 1994.
141
Ibid.
Ibid.
142
Ibid.
Ibid.
143
Ibid.
Ibid.
144
Ibid.
Ibid.
145
Ibid.
Ibid.
146
Damon Linker,
The Theocons
, pp. 85-86.
Damon Linker,
The Theocons
, pp. 85-86.
147
Charles Colson, “How Now Shall We Live,”
Journal of Markets and Morality
, Spring 2002.
Charles Colson, “How Now Shall We Live,”
Journal of Markets and Morality
, Spring 2002.
148
Nathan Hodge, “Blackwater CEO Touts Private Peacekeeping Model,”
Defense Daily,
February 23, 2005.
Nathan Hodge, “Blackwater CEO Touts Private Peacekeeping Model,”
Defense Daily,
February 23, 2005.
149
Freiheit Foundation and Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation records.
Freiheit Foundation and Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation records.
150
“Milestone Man,”
www.haggai-institute.com/News/NewsItem.asp?ItemID=990
, accessed November 27, 2006.
“Milestone Man,”
www.haggai-institute.com/News/NewsItem.asp?ItemID=990
, accessed November 27, 2006.
151
“Where Christians are Persecuted Today,” Christian Freedom International,
www.christianfreedom.org/program_detail.aspx?id=77
, accessed November 27, 2006.
“Where Christians are Persecuted Today,” Christian Freedom International,
www.christianfreedom.org/program_detail.aspx?id=77
, accessed November 27, 2006.
152
Hans S. Nichols, “Jacobson Converts Faith Into Action,”
Insight Magazine
, August 12, 2002.
Hans S. Nichols, “Jacobson Converts Faith Into Action,”
Insight Magazine
, August 12, 2002.
153
“Christians Face Uncertain Future in Iraq, Says Christian Freedom International,”
U.S. Newswire,
August 2, 2004; “Losing the Christian Right?”
The Hotline,
March 31, 2006; Hans S. Nichols, “Jacobson Converts Faith into Action,”
Insight Magazine,
August 12, 2002.
“Christians Face Uncertain Future in Iraq, Says Christian Freedom International,”
U.S. Newswire,
August 2, 2004; “Losing the Christian Right?”
The Hotline,
March 31, 2006; Hans S. Nichols, “Jacobson Converts Faith into Action,”
Insight Magazine,
August 12, 2002.
154
“Christian Freedom International Urges Military Action to Protect the World’s Persecuted Christians and Others,”
PR Newswire,
October 8, 2001.
“Christian Freedom International Urges Military Action to Protect the World’s Persecuted Christians and Others,”
PR Newswire,
October 8, 2001.
155
Christian Freedom International records; David R. Sands, “VOA Director Was Undermined by Doubts; ‘Principled Conservative’ Driven Out,”
Washington Times,
September 5, 2002; Mark Schapiro and Eric Burnand, “Keeping Faith,”
The Nation
, January 17, 1987; Walter Pincus, “Army’s Iraq Media Plan Criticized,”
Washington Post,
October 16, 2003.
Christian Freedom International records; David R. Sands, “VOA Director Was Undermined by Doubts; ‘Principled Conservative’ Driven Out,”
Washington Times,
September 5, 2002; Mark Schapiro and Eric Burnand, “Keeping Faith,”
The Nation
, January 17, 1987; Walter Pincus, “Army’s Iraq Media Plan Criticized,”
Washington Post,
October 16, 2003.
156
June Kronholz, “Big Test: In Michigan, Vouchers Get Money and Savvy and a Broad Coalition—Amway Chief and Wife Give Program Higher Profile, Better Shot at Success,”
Wall Street Journal,
October 25, 2000.
June Kronholz, “Big Test: In Michigan, Vouchers Get Money and Savvy and a Broad Coalition—Amway Chief and Wife Give Program Higher Profile, Better Shot at Success,”
Wall Street Journal,
October 25, 2000.
157
Ibid.
Ibid.
158
Transcript, “Remarks by the President Upon Arrival at the South Lawn,”
www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/09/20010916-2.html
, September 16, 2001.
Transcript, “Remarks by the President Upon Arrival at the South Lawn,”
www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/09/20010916-2.html
, September 16, 2001.
CHAPTER 3
1
Interview, July 2006.
Interview, July 2006.
2
Ibid.
Ibid.
3
Ibid.
Ibid.
4
Author copy, Erik D. Prince military records.
Author copy, Erik D. Prince military records.
5
Interview, July 2006.
Interview, July 2006.
6
“Blackwater’s Founder on the Record,”
Virginian-Pilot
, July 24, 2006.
“Blackwater’s Founder on the Record,”
Virginian-Pilot
, July 24, 2006.
7
“Wife of Prince Founder Disappointed by Layoffs,”
Holland Sentinel,
April 1, 2004.
“Wife of Prince Founder Disappointed by Layoffs,”
Holland Sentinel,
April 1, 2004.
8
“Blackwater’s Founder on the Record,”
Virginian-Pilot
, July 24, 2006.
“Blackwater’s Founder on the Record,”
Virginian-Pilot
, July 24, 2006.
9
Blackwater USA Web site,
www.blackwaterusa.com/about/
, accessed 11/14/2006.
Blackwater USA Web site,
www.blackwaterusa.com/about/
, accessed 11/14/2006.
10
“Blackwater’s Founder on the Record,”
Virginian-Pilot
, July 24, 2006.
“Blackwater’s Founder on the Record,”
Virginian-Pilot
, July 24, 2006.
11
Interview, August 2006.
Interview, August 2006.
12
Dan Briody,
The Halliburton Agenda: The Politics of Oil and Money,
John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey, 2004, p. 195-196.
Dan Briody,
The Halliburton Agenda: The Politics of Oil and Money,
John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey, 2004, p. 195-196.
13
Ibid., p. 184.
Ibid., p. 184.
14
Ibid.
Ibid.
15
Ibid., p. 196.
Ibid., p. 196.
16
Interview, July 2006.
Interview, July 2006.
17
Interview, July 2006.
Interview, July 2006.
18
Jon Frank, “Best of the Best Arms Training Site Aims to Lure Gun Enthusiasts, Soldiers,”
Virginian-Pilot,
September 27, 1998.
Jon Frank, “Best of the Best Arms Training Site Aims to Lure Gun Enthusiasts, Soldiers,”
Virginian-Pilot,
September 27, 1998.
19
“The End of Democracy?”
First Things
, November 1996.
“The End of Democracy?”
First Things
, November 1996.
20
Ibid.
Ibid.
21
Ibid.
Ibid.
22
Ibid.
Ibid.
23
Charles W. Colson, “Kingdoms in Conflict,”
First Things
, November 1996.
Charles W. Colson, “Kingdoms in Conflict,”
First Things
, November 1996.
24
James C. Dobson, “The End of Democracy? A Discussion Continued,”
First Things,
January 1997.
James C. Dobson, “The End of Democracy? A Discussion Continued,”
First Things,
January 1997.
25
“The End of Democracy?”
First Things,
November 1996.
“The End of Democracy?”
First Things,
November 1996.
26
Freiheit Foundation and Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation records.
Freiheit Foundation and Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation records.
27
Erik D. Prince military records.
Erik D. Prince military records.
28
Delaware incorporation records.
Delaware incorporation records.
29
Jon Frank, “Best of the Best Arms Training Site Aims to Lure Gun Enthusiasts, Soldiers,”
Virginian-Pilot
, September 27, 1998.
Jon Frank, “Best of the Best Arms Training Site Aims to Lure Gun Enthusiasts, Soldiers,”
Virginian-Pilot
, September 27, 1998.
30
Blackwater USA Web site, captured April 5, 2004.
Blackwater USA Web site, captured April 5, 2004.
31
US Census.
US Census.
32
Anna Saita, “Hearing Set on Beach Man’s Plan for Shooting Range in Moyock,”
Virginian-Pilot,
December 5, 1996.
Anna Saita, “Hearing Set on Beach Man’s Plan for Shooting Range in Moyock,”
Virginian-Pilot,
December 5, 1996.
33
Ibid.
Ibid.
34
Anna Saita, “Currituck Rejects Outdoor Firing Range: An Ordinance Change Was Needed to Pave the Way for the Project,”
Virginian-Pilot
, January 8, 1997.
Anna Saita, “Currituck Rejects Outdoor Firing Range: An Ordinance Change Was Needed to Pave the Way for the Project,”
Virginian-Pilot
, January 8, 1997.
35
Ibid.
Ibid.
36
Ibid.
Ibid.
37
Ibid.
Ibid.
38
Ibid.
Ibid.
39
Jon Frank, “Best of the Best Arms Training Site Aims to Lure Gun Enthusiasts, Soldiers,”
Virginian-Pilot
, September 27, 1998.
Jon Frank, “Best of the Best Arms Training Site Aims to Lure Gun Enthusiasts, Soldiers,”
Virginian-Pilot
, September 27, 1998.
40
Interview, July 2006.
Interview, July 2006.
41
Interview, July 2006.
Interview, July 2006.
42
www.navstanorva.navy.mil/history.htm
, November 14, 2006.
www.navstanorva.navy.mil/history.htm
, November 14, 2006.
43
Interview, July 2006.
Interview, July 2006.
44
Ibid.
Ibid.
45
Jon Frank, “Best of the Best Arms Training Site Aims to Lure Gun Enthusiasts, Soldiers,”
Virginian-Pilot
, September 27, 1998.
Jon Frank, “Best of the Best Arms Training Site Aims to Lure Gun Enthusiasts, Soldiers,”
Virginian-Pilot
, September 27, 1998.
46
Ibid.
Ibid.
47
Interview, July 2006.
Interview, July 2006.
48
Steve Waterman, “Blackwater Lodge,”
http://williambowles.info/guests/blackwater.html
, accessed June 23, 2006.
Steve Waterman, “Blackwater Lodge,”
http://williambowles.info/guests/blackwater.html
, accessed June 23, 2006.
49
Ibid.
Ibid.
50
Kathy Scruggs, “Class Is In for SWAT Teams; North Carolina Facility Provides Realistic Setting to Train Officers for the Latest Type of Domestic Terrorism,”
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
October 24, 1999.
Kathy Scruggs, “Class Is In for SWAT Teams; North Carolina Facility Provides Realistic Setting to Train Officers for the Latest Type of Domestic Terrorism,”
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
October 24, 1999.
51
Jon Frank, “Training Program Simulates a School Under Assault; Blackwater Lodge in Moyock Is Run by Former SEALs,”
Virginian-Pilot,
September 23, 1999.
Jon Frank, “Training Program Simulates a School Under Assault; Blackwater Lodge in Moyock Is Run by Former SEALs,”
Virginian-Pilot,
September 23, 1999.
52
Ibid.
Ibid.
53
Ibid.
Ibid.
54
Interview, July 2006.
Interview, July 2006.
55
Kathy Scruggs, “Class Is In for SWAT Teams,”
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
October 24, 1999.
Kathy Scruggs, “Class Is In for SWAT Teams,”
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
October 24, 1999.
56
Jon Frank, “Training Program Simulates a School Under Assault,”
Virginian-Pilot,
September 23, 1999.
Jon Frank, “Training Program Simulates a School Under Assault,”
Virginian-Pilot,
September 23, 1999.
57
September 19, 2006 e-mail from General Services Administration spokesman Jon Anderson.
September 19, 2006 e-mail from General Services Administration spokesman Jon Anderson.
58
www.gsaadvantage.gov/ref_text/GS07F0149K/GS07F0149K_online.htm
;
www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov/ElibMain/ContractorInfo?contractNumber=GS-07F-0149K&contractorName=BLACKWATER
+LODGE+AND+TRAINING+CE&executeQuery=YES; accessed November 14, 2006.
www.gsaadvantage.gov/ref_text/GS07F0149K/GS07F0149K_online.htm
;
www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov/ElibMain/ContractorInfo?contractNumber=GS-07F-0149K&contractorName=BLACKWATER
+LODGE+AND+TRAINING+CE&executeQuery=YES; accessed November 14, 2006.
59
Interview, August 2006.
Interview, August 2006.
60
Department of Defense records.
Department of Defense records.
61
Federal Election Commission records.
Federal Election Commission records.
62
September 19, 2006 e-mail.
September 19, 2006 e-mail.
63
Ibid.
Ibid.
64
Ibid.
Ibid.
65
Interview, July 2006.
Interview, July 2006.
66
Ibid.
Ibid.
67
FedBizOps Web site,
www.fbo.gov/servlet/Documents/R/450249
, accessed July 25, 2006.
FedBizOps Web site,
www.fbo.gov/servlet/Documents/R/450249
, accessed July 25, 2006.
68
Adm. Vern Clark testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee, May 3, 2001.
Adm. Vern Clark testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee, May 3, 2001.
69
1998 Department of the Navy Posture Statement, chapter 7: “Efficiency: Exploiting the Revolution in Business Affairs.”
1998 Department of the Navy Posture Statement, chapter 7: “Efficiency: Exploiting the Revolution in Business Affairs.”
70
Ibid.
Ibid.
71
Barry Yeoman, “Soldiers of Good Fortune,”
Mother Jones,
May/June 2003.
Barry Yeoman, “Soldiers of Good Fortune,”
Mother Jones,
May/June 2003.
72
Bill Sizemore and Joanne Kimberlin, “Profitable Patriotism,”
Virginian-Pilot
, July 24, 2006.
Bill Sizemore and Joanne Kimberlin, “Profitable Patriotism,”
Virginian-Pilot
, July 24, 2006.
73
Chris Taylor speech at George Washington University Law School, January 28, 2005.
Chris Taylor speech at George Washington University Law School, January 28, 2005.
74
“Defense Contracts,”
Defense Daily
, September 18, 2002.
“Defense Contracts,”
Defense Daily
, September 18, 2002.
75
Ibid.
Ibid.
76
Matthew Dolan, “Tough Duty: The Terror Watch; Protecting Their Own,”
Virginian-Pilot,
December 15, 2002.
Matthew Dolan, “Tough Duty: The Terror Watch; Protecting Their Own,”
Virginian-Pilot,
December 15, 2002.
77
Erik Prince on
The O’Reilly Factor,
September 27, 2001.
Erik Prince on
The O’Reilly Factor,
September 27, 2001.
78
Federal Procurement Data System records.
Federal Procurement Data System records.
79
Ibid.
Ibid.
80
Regent University Web site,
www.regent.edu
, accessed November 17, 2006.
Regent University Web site,
www.regent.edu
, accessed November 17, 2006.
81
Interview, August 2006.
Interview, August 2006.
82
Ibid.
Ibid.
83
Author copy, Delaware Department of State corporation records.
Author copy, Delaware Department of State corporation records.
84
Interviews, August 2006; Robert Young Pelton,
Licensed to Kill: Hired Guns in the War on Terror,
Crown, New York, 2006, pp. 36-41.
Interviews, August 2006; Robert Young Pelton,
Licensed to Kill: Hired Guns in the War on Terror,
Crown, New York, 2006, pp. 36-41.
85
Ibid.
Ibid.
86
“Former Alex.Brown Exec Becomes CIA’s No. 3 Man,” Associated Press, March 16, 2001.
“Former Alex.Brown Exec Becomes CIA’s No. 3 Man,” Associated Press, March 16, 2001.
87
Anita Raghavan, “Bankers Trust’s Vice Chairman Resigns to Become Counselor to CIA Director,”
Wall Street Journal
, January 21, 1998.
Anita Raghavan, “Bankers Trust’s Vice Chairman Resigns to Become Counselor to CIA Director,”
Wall Street Journal
, January 21, 1998.
88
Evan Thomas, “A James Bond Wanna-be? Buzzy Krongard Plans to Shake Up the Troubled CIA,”
Newsweek
, May 28, 2001.
Evan Thomas, “A James Bond Wanna-be? Buzzy Krongard Plans to Shake Up the Troubled CIA,”
Newsweek
, May 28, 2001.
89
Ibid.
Ibid.
90
Ibid.
Ibid.
91
Ibid.
Ibid.
92
Chris Blackhurst, “Mystery of terror ‘insider dealers,’”
Independent on Sunday
(UK), October 14, 2001.
Chris Blackhurst, “Mystery of terror ‘insider dealers,’”
Independent on Sunday
(UK), October 14, 2001.
93
Evan Thomas, “A James Bond Wanna-be? Buzzy Krongard Plans to Shake Up the Troubled CIA,”
Newsweek,
May 28, 2001.
Evan Thomas, “A James Bond Wanna-be? Buzzy Krongard Plans to Shake Up the Troubled CIA,”
Newsweek,
May 28, 2001.
94
David Ignatius, “The CIA as Venture Capitalist,”
Washington Post
, September 29, 1999.
David Ignatius, “The CIA as Venture Capitalist,”
Washington Post
, September 29, 1999.
95
“It’s Not Going to Be Pretty, CIA Says,” (Hobart)
Mercury
, October 20, 2001.
“It’s Not Going to Be Pretty, CIA Says,” (Hobart)
Mercury
, October 20, 2001.
96
Tony Allen-Mills, “Let Bin Laden Stay Free, Says CIA Man,”
Sunday Times
(UK), January 9, 2005.
Tony Allen-Mills, “Let Bin Laden Stay Free, Says CIA Man,”
Sunday Times
(UK), January 9, 2005.
97
Ibid.
Ibid.
98
Pelton,
Licensed to Kill
, p. 37.
Pelton,
Licensed to Kill
, p. 37.
99
Interview, August 2006.
Interview, August 2006.
100
Ibid.
Ibid.
101
Interviews, August 2006; Pelton,
Licensed to Kill
, pp. 36-41.
Interviews, August 2006; Pelton,
Licensed to Kill
, pp. 36-41.
102
Interview, August 2006.
Interview, August 2006.
103
Interviews, August 2006. Pelton,
Licensed to Kill
, pp. 36-37.
Interviews, August 2006. Pelton,
Licensed to Kill
, pp. 36-37.
104
Interview, August 2006.
Interview, August 2006.
105
Ibid.
Ibid.
106
Ibid.
Ibid.
107
Pelton,
Licensed to Kill
, p. 38.
Pelton,
Licensed to Kill
, p. 38.
108
Ibid., pp. 36-41.
Ibid., pp. 36-41.
109
Ibid., pp. 38-41.
Ibid., pp. 38-41.
110
Ibid.
Ibid.
111
Ken Silverstein, “Revolving Door to Blackwater Causes Alarm at CIA,”
Harper’s Magazine
online, September 12, 2006.
Ken Silverstein, “Revolving Door to Blackwater Causes Alarm at CIA,”
Harper’s Magazine
online, September 12, 2006.
112
Ibid.
Ibid.
113
Interview, August 2006.
Interview, August 2006.
114
Barry Yeoman, “Soldiers of Good Fortune,”
Mother Jones,
May/June 2003.
Barry Yeoman, “Soldiers of Good Fortune,”
Mother Jones,
May/June 2003.
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