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September 27, 2007 at 12:29 pm | In Afghan National Army, BBC, Baghdad, Blackwater Security Consulting, CIA, Chronicle, David H Petraeus, DynCorp International, Eric Prince, Frontline Club, Grenadier Guards, Iraq, James Risen, John M Broder, Mitt Romney, NY Times, Newsnight, Robert M Gates, Sangin Valley, Security firms, Showreel, TV, Taliban, Triple Canopy, Washington | Leave a Comment

I was reading the excellent article about Blackwater by John M. Broder and James Risen this morning, when the option of viewing a video about the article popped up. It was a report by John M. Broder about the contriversial private security firm. To view the video, please visit:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/27/world/middleeast/27contractor.html?pagewanted=2&th&emc=th

The article, “Shootings by Blackwater Exceed Other Firms in Iraq”, is also available in the Chronicle.

To view my report about Blackwater USA, please go to the TV page and click on my showreel.

Watching Newsnight last night, I found Vaughn Smith’s film about the Grenadier Guards in southern Afghanistan insightful and brave journalism. It was compelling to see the dynamic between the ANA and the British soldiers, and the difficulties faced when working together aganst the Taliban.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/7014767.stm