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GUEST: Nick Bicnanic, Director of Shadow Company

Yesterday, Iraq’s Interior Ministry announced that had canceled the license of Blackwater USA accusing the private security firm of killing eight civilians. The charge stems from a shooting incident this past Sunday in Baghdad involving a U.S. State Department motorcade protected by the controversial firm. Iraqi Interior Ministry spokesperson Abdul-Karim Khalaf stated that Blackwater is no longer working in Iraqi territory and that those involved with the incident will be taken to judicial authorities.” The U.S. Embassy asserts that the State Department motorcade had come under fire. Nevertheless, the statements from Iraq’s interior ministry mark the boldest condemnations of the unprecedented number of private guards in Iraq today. Critics of private security firms have long assailed the lack of regulation surrounding their operations. The role of mercenaries in modern warfare is the subject of the new documentary, “Shadow Company.” The film analyses the role of mercenaries in Iraq and elsewhere while asking questions of this growing phenomenon. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky called Shadow Company, “a must see film for anyone who is concerned about our military and security being privatized.”

Shadow Company is showing at the Laemmle Grande 4-plex
345 S. Figueroa St, Downtown LA until Sept. 20th

For more information, visit www.shadowcompany.com