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Blackwater CEO on being CIA Hitman & Most Elite Paramilitary Force | Erik Prince
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- Julian Dorey Daily
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- May 25, 2026
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FULL VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o5tlrYEmpQ&t=5061s Subscribe Here: @JulianDoreyDaily Few figures are more closely associated with modern private military operations than Erik Prince. In this clip, the Blackwater founder discusses covert operations, intelligence work, elite paramilitary units, and how private security changed modern warfare. Inside this clip: The origins of Blackwater CIA and private contractor relationships Elite paramilitary operations Modern covert warfare The future of global conflict A rare look inside one of the most controversial worlds in modern geopolitics. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 00:00 - USS Cole, 9/11, Blackwater Growth, Cost Efficiency 10:53 - Chain of Command, Mental Health, Afghanistan Fallout 23:25 - Afghanistan Collapse, Trump NatSec Team, USAID, Pentagon 31:29 - Afghanistan & Iraq Invasions, Blocked Plans, Zarqawi Blowback 44:27 - CIA NOC Leak, Intelligence Exposure 52:45 - Nisour Square, CIA NOC Program Ends, Isolation @JulianDoreyDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices