Thursday, October 18, 2007

Lara Logan, CBS "60 Minutes," October 12, 2007

Lara Logan traveled to Blackwater headquarters in North Carolina for this revealing interview aired on October 12, 2007. Her "60 Minutes" program is the first to reveal photos of Blackwater vehicles struck by bullets from shooters at Nisoor Square in Baghdad on September 16, 2007.

She asked a lot of tough questions and expressed healthy journalistic skepticism. She also showed a lot of material that reflected positively on the company. That balance is intolerable for critics, who heaped her website with vicious emails. She probably could use some support from the public. To post on her website, click here.

Charlie Rose, PBS, October 14, 2007

One of the world's great interviewers, Charlie Rose, spends nearly an hour with Blackwater's Erik Prince. The video, cast October 14, 2007, appears on this page in five parts. Click here for Charlie Rose's blog.

Part 1


Part 2


Part 3


Part 4


Part 5

Matt Lauer, NBC "Today Show," October 15, 2007

Lisa Myers narrates an introductory report in this segment, followed by Matt Lauer's interview with Blackwater founder Erik Prince, broadcast on the NBC "Today Show," October 15, 2007.

Wolf Blitzer, CNN, October 14, 2007

Wolf Blitzer interviewed Blackwater founder Erik Prince in a CNN broadcast aired October 14, 2007. For the text of the interview, click here. The video appears on YouTube in two parts, below.