Blackwater – The Fallout Observer

The Nisour Square Massacre: How Blackwater’s Sept. 16, 2007 Baghdad Shooting Killed 14 Civilians, Led to Convictions, 2020 Pardons, and Lasting Policy Questions

November 18, 2025January 23, 2026ALEXANDRE ANDRADELeave a Comment

A clear timeline of The Nisour Square Massacre, the ‘Raven 23’ shooting, the convictions including Nicholas Slatten, and why accountability gaps still matter On the afternoon of September 16, 2007, a convoy of armored vehicles contracted by the U.S. government entered a busy Baghdad traffic circle and left a scene that many Iraqis remember as […]

Blackwater, 1997 to Present, How Erik Prince Built a Private Army, the 2007 Nisour Square Massacre, and the Rise of Proxy Warfare in U.S. Policy

November 14, 2025January 23, 2026ALEXANDRE ANDRADELeave a Comment

A clear look at Blackwater’s rise from a North Carolina training ground to a global private military, and why its legacy still shapes proxy warfare Blackwater changed how modern wars are fought, and its story still matters. Once a modest training company, it became a model for outsourced force projection that blurred the line between […]