Flying with Blackwater over Baghdad, Iraq
Author: James Mattil Blackwater USA was a controversial private security contractor in Iraq. Among their various missions were providing security details for embassy officials traveling…
A Summer Evening in Belfast
Author: James Mattil 5:00 A.M. 11 July 1998, Belfast, Northern Ireland. I’d been on watch since 10:00 p.m., alternating between patrolling the riverside and perching…