Blackwater's Erik Prince: Iraq, privatising wars, and Trump | Head to Head

In this episode of Head to Head, Mehdi Hasan challenges Erik Prince, the founder and former CEO of Blackwater, on his security firm’s performance during the Iraq war, the “exit strategy” he’s proposing for the war in Afghanistan, and his support for US President Donald Trump.
During the early years of the Bush administration’s so-called ‘War on Terror’, Blackwater grew into one of the most profitable private military contractors in the US.
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[@slishvalez]

Medhi Hasan and his team are a treasure, it's shameful US cable companies are abandoning Al Jazeera US. We need this guy on every TV set in the United States.

[@JR-iu8yl]

@Mm Mmm wow wtf

[@davegoldfarb]

muz fight dirty so what the fk u want muzballs?

[@thom5499]

*Have abandoned

[@slishvalez]

@@thom5499 they haven't abandoned, they're in the process of "abandonment"? "Abandoning" You tell me grammar police....

[@jsocdelta82]

@@slishvalez LOL I like how I FOUND this show linked BY fmr Blackwater vets on their channel. *FOR ALL FLOGGING WE CAN DO, whether we can agree war crimes were committed (I know we had shameful stuff happen) but compare & contrast Qatari priv contractors lol..The AJ PoV is kinda weak*

[@diazekoramafirdaus3397]

Erik price (scream internally) : "WHY DID I AGREE TO DO THIS INTERVIEW?"

[@jhonfamo8412]

I know..way to honest

[@brothermohdhanif375]

exactly

[@rodrigomeneses5900]

Private security or PMC's are needed in the middle east. Its a fact !!!

[@kangaroobot]

Because the interviewer is a looney toon

[@masoomasyed1889]

This is your unconscious

[@tanishqsachdeva4260]

Everything said by Erik prince about Afghanistan just came true

[@zamanmianofficial]

Ummmm NOO it’s actually the opposite. What he said actually didn’t work in Afghanistan. And Mehdii Hassan is right lol

[@tanishqsachdeva4260]

@@zamanmianofficial Erik told that Afghanistan will get doomed in weeks if prez leaves

[@Bolognabeef]

@@zamanmianofficial nah to be honest we have to give him that, he was right

[@andrewbrown751]

The Taliban loved the past 3 presidents plan. Afghanistan papers told us that its been deliberately neglected. Obama wanted the Taliban to take it over. So that China could work deals with the Taliban to mine minerals and trade weapons. Trump wanted the Taliban in because he refused to work with the Afghanistan Gov. And Biden wanted Afghanistan to fall the way it did, for the future prospect of reentering Afghanistan in a later date.

[@beng7613]

It sounds like these poor fools don’t know how war works.

[@alexrestrepo7316]

There is not a better journalist on television right now. Amazing the way he actually asks the important questions mainstream media refuses to ask or push back on!

[@MaimounahFaizon-pt7dl]

The main stream media works for the power that be,it is why they refuse to report the truth

[@Heretic-007]

lol he is a genocidal jihadist

[@IrwinM.Fletcher]

Wait until we get a journalist that lets the guest answer the questions without interuption. Now that would be something!

[@brian8616]

No American mainstream media journalist is Sharp Enough to conduct such a show

[@YOSHI450R]

I like your use of "conduct", because that's exactly what this was conducting a narrative. Ben Shapiro and Milo Are masters of conducting in the same way. The host doesn't want to be interrupted but interrupts constantly whilst steering the conversation in a direction best suited to him and not the guest.

[@joelmartin2826]

No American mainstream media journalist could indict Prince in the partisan manner Hasan attempted to here several times, regarding St. Mueller’s obviously politically motivated, $25 million dollar FBI investigation either-for now they would be lying (and it was bollocks in the first place)

[@michaellovatt3944]

Just discovered this show the other day on KZbin and that statement sums all of this up perfectly. No American mainstream journalist is sharp enough to conduct such a show.

[@maisiecarruthers695]

@@YOSHI450R do you think the guest shouldn't answer to what he's done and said

[@maisiecarruthers695]

@Fernando Gonzalez he wouldn't and I love watching sam Harris

[@RedRose-qs1ob]

"May the eyes of cowards never sleep" Khalid ibn Walid RA

[@onverra7731]

Ameen

[@Saad_889]

WOAH , HE WAS FANTASTIC

[@khaja84]

Aameen

[@chaimasala2011]

Ameen Ya Rabbul Aalameen

[@RafaSyed]

What does it mean?

[@wwxhxm7w475]

Erik Prince taking credit for training Afghani police...the same police that turned out to be the Taliban all along. LOL! You can't be a colonialist in the 21rst century. You cannot be destiny doctrine in the 21rst century. People have a right to their own self-determination of their own countries. You just want the resources under their feet. That's it.

[@sandipkhatri6085]

What an interview!!!😮😮this guy must have been punished just because of this interview. Hats off for Mehdi from Nepal 🇳🇵❤

[@alexs5723]

Mehdi walked the walk in terms of journalistic integrity durring this interview. I haven't seen an interview that pressed the interviewee when their answers didn't line up to the histortic research, to this degree. Integrity like is inspiring to keep pressing for justice and truth over privilege and power. This was incredible. Thank you to all involved.

[@Mungo658]

You think he organised the question set up by himself?

[@nusratjahan7963]

@@Mungo658 Isn't he?

[@Mungo658]

@@nusratjahan7963 nope

[@mplsridah]

This interview may as well get that war criminal subpoenaed by FBi special prosecutor, he seemed worried, I wonder how that piece of garbage sleeps at night!

[@mplsridah]

Nothing was organized except for the transcripts and questionnaires, his reflexes and his "body slam" type of questions were all his

[@Igi293]

He expected this to be like Fox or CNN... LMAOOOOOOOOOO

[@franklinromero1863]

Yeahz it was biased and fake like cnn..

[@Igi293]

@@franklinromero1863 asinine but alright.

[@donkeywhistler]

@@franklinromero1863 LOL

[@donkeywhistler]

@@franklinromero1863 was it biased or fake?

[@franklinromero1863]

@@donkeywhistler the approach that the interviewer took was clearly biased. He asked questions to confirm biases rather than to gain the truth.

[@justhetips1637]

His assessment of Afghanistan to hold out without air was spot on.

[@michaelconnolly3960]

He got the timeline pretty accurate too! Unlike Joe Biden

[@rsr789]

@@michaelconnolly3960 Biden was winding down Trump's plan. Try again.

[@allynboice]

Trump passed the football to Biden, but Biden fumbled it.

[@Electric_Snap]

Erik was absolutely correct. It’s a shame how hard he tried to get this plan across. Gi-jo failed so badly, I can’t imagine how many lives were lost at his hands. Epic failure.

[@cancelanime1507]

@@Electric_Snap I can't stand just how right this man was and yet the interviewer is constantly interrupting him with an audience that can't shut up.

[@bjpakosta]

First time seeing this piece of journalism. The host really has a huge payload of facts. Good show!

[@zoltancsikos5604]

Hilarious.

[@josephbalon2777]

But without the context surrounding the incidents. Which is very misleading about what really was happening and happened.

[@keshavsinghal3292]

​@@josephbalon2777liars always

[@md.sumonmiamisdu]

Head to Head is the best Television show there can be at present time. I congratulate the whole Head to Head Team for producing such a well organized show.

[@Lyrakill]

Al Jazeer is behind the socialist movement ... be careful

[@cartmanbrah01]

Eric Prince is a visionary.

[@peterschancel7223]

@@cartmanbrah01 He is a Criminal, and a Warmonger. the Evil Right Wing Elite SELLS DEATH .

[@peterschancel7223]

@Rupert Miller Stupid Response Bush and Trump / Jarhead owned by THEM SAUDIS WTF Get smart . Reall!!!y Do some research . Did you listen to The whole Thing or just Consent ??

[@bigfan1041]

Idiotic audience clapping at calling terrorists barbaric being a bad thing as if he's a bigot, easily misled morons.

[@ouyaobunga7883]

This is how journalism should be! Awesome work Mehdi!

[@duckandginger5236]

As long as people are out there fighting against these islamic nut jobs like the taliban then I'm happy.

[@FreedomsDmocracy1st]

Is that journalism? ...and what on this? FreedomsDmocracy1st 1 second ago ...they did not kill innocent civilians, they killed combatants civilians. Those that killed innocent civilians were these: around 400 or 200 Catholics killed while praying to God in their own church in one Islamic country. Did you know that? Or just turn you face the other way and mentions others. C'mon! Don't be hypocrite! You Islamic or whatever you are: you got COJONES! Allah is great, will revenge that invading Iran and others using the militaries of just countries.

[@talhaafridi1339]

@@FreedomsDmocracy1st is that your justification for his war crimes thats shameful.

[@onomanopia2915]

This is not journalism this is an interrogation

[@militarypsychologist7255]

I think it’s interesting that Mr. Prince during interviews consistently makes reference to Blackwater contractors

[@khalidzyar292]

As an Afghan I can say that the result of intervention of Black Water in Afghanistan will only be more blood. Some Americans dying for money and some militants resisting the foreign troops and mostly the Afghan civilians caught in between these two parties. I hope peace comes first to Afghanistan before Black Water, otherwise it is only gonna get worse.

[@haroonnadeem9557]

Totally agree with you Mr zyar !

[@jbhann]

khalid zyar ....as a US citizen, I’m completely against this terroristic mercenary Blackwater army. The US gov should never use these for profit killing corporations. We already have a massive problem with our US military being used as corporate militaries to kill for their agenda.

[@davegoldfarb]

muz fight dirty so what the fk u want muzballs?

[@LinusOwen1]

khalid zyar Americans don’t want that murderous profiteer getting another dollar! That grifter should be up on charges as a war criminal. Disaster Prince.

[@doggolovescheese1310]

I'm sorry for what my country has done to yours :(

[@boxings1]

Just imagine if all journalism was done this way, especially in mainstream media.

[@GHustle4]

Americans wouldn't watch it they hate the truth they rather live in a fairytale...Thats main stream media is based on entertainment instead of truth...

[@rubenverheij4770]

If someone talked with me that way (Aggressively), and everytime I speak interrupt me with his words, I would walk away.

[@satvindermudan5006]

@@GHustle4 nor would they understand the language

[@frankshandyman5224]

The news use to be real 30 some years ago. I'd like to see this guy interview Prime Minister Trudeau., because either the press is afraid of him or he's paid them off in Canada. Not 1 reporter has the balls in Canada

[@frankshandyman5224]

@@satvindermudan5006 LoL

[@asgglass2709]

Eric was so composed. His answers were crystal clear..

[@asgglass2709]

@Muhammad Saad Except for your brothers in Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, and among the Sunnis and Shiites. The Hamas and Hezbollah, my don't want to grit your teeth.

[@jacksmith4530]

How so?

[@asgglass2709]

@@jacksmith4530 Asraf Ghani will surrender in less than six weeks if the Americans left as said by Prince, well it took less than six weeks for Talibans to enter Kabul and Ghani to run away with his stash, to Qatar, that's your answer mate.

[@jacksmith4530]

@@asgglass2709 that part was true and obvious to most people 10 years ago. All his other answers were empty and dodgy. You can be fine with war crimes or even the arbitrary over reliance on mercs, but it's pretty clear he's just a money grub

[@asgglass2709]

@@jacksmith4530 It was not obvious to the Afghanistani in the crowd who asked the last question. Prince was guarding the American soldiers and Afghanistanis, both govt.and civilians. If he did'nt do it , it will be done by another person. Not merceneries, just soldiers of various countries, making a living, guarding a foreign country.

[@infinitewisdom2271]

Though his idea is very unpopular, but with the development in Afghanistan now, and the fall of the government in there, I think, this guy is correct.

[@nadak47]

How can you tell me what difference BW will make with less boots on ground.

[@aloshanoor51]

"After 17 years of war" ?? Why are you at war and who are you fighting... Sadam is long gone

[@dipojones]

Good question. Saddam and Osama are gone. Why are we still fighting ?

[@bornagainliars7556]

dipojones resources and well... business is booming.

[@dhama108]

@@dipojones "This question is brought to you by Boeing, Raytheon, and (insert name of military-industrial corp).

[@zezo4007]

@@dipojones cause they want to steal more oil money for additional 10 years in iraq

[@LoriAW3791]

Look out for whoever the US is currently selling arms. American govt likes to give weapons to small (oil rich) countries so they can protect themselves (oil). Until the US decides that previously mentioned small oil rich countries need a regime change. How many times do we just sit back & watch this happen??

[@musicgenrejas]

Can I re-upload this video,with another title? "The Roast of Erik Prince"

[@Truth_Seeker1]

musicgenrejas 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@donyadon7199]

😂😂

[@MuhammadShoaib-tm9no]

So you want to do what I was thinking... Destruction of prince

[@ar7612]

@@amp776 awww triggered American

[@Ham-pb7pb]

@@amp776 I was going to say that!

[@faris9196]

It's not blackwater but blood water

[@tommykerwin6907]

Has a smug smile when his answering to try and cover a face slapped into pure reality when mehdi has his facts ready

[@mahendrahansraj2571]

This man is a war criminal.

[@MARINVIEW]

Mahendra Hansraj they should try him at Hague

[@anonymous-zn5em]

Look at his face when Blackwater is described. All the descriptions are horrible. The proud smile never left his face. He is proud to be who he is and needs to go where people like him go.

[@charlesjernigan8510]

You use the word "man" loosly, he is a thing. Like Ted bundy, a spineless rotting ooze whose currency is the consumption of people's Souls.

[@deathlarsen7502]

@@anonymous-zn5em you are jealous bc you're ugly

[@deathlarsen7502]

@@charlesjernigan8510 you're a soy boy liberal loser. Lives in a basement

[@drabdillahisaid17]

These are the people who make money in conflict and wars

[@choudhrysaab]

As the saying goes... If there's blood in the streets, someone is getting rich.

[@drabdillahisaid17]

Sure unfair world

[@cyjenkins2752]

Yep didn’t notice til I watched this interview the correlation between this company & the character on Game of Thrones they call Sir Braun of the Blackwater who happens to be a pay for hire mercenary always willing to switch to whoever will pay him more.

[@nasraahmed8649]

Absolutely

[@drabdillahisaid17]

@@nasraahmed8649 yeah

[@amalmahfouz5684]

Well done! Thank you to the expertise and vigor of this illuminated reporter!!! Bravo👏🏼well done!🌷

[@timaa.4379]

Erik starts all his responses with "Look..." and goes off on a tangent to justify his innocence while not even answering the question being asked.

[@chessplayer8798]

This is real news,real journalism,take note CNN,MSNBC or you wont survive.

[@dtxgmoney]

chessplayer don’t forget Fox News

[@saiqaism]

chessplayer Fox News too

[@waltzguy14151]

CNN MSNBC have plenty of great journalists. No need to sling that bs to underscore what a great interviewer Mehdi is.

[@korbendallas7181]

Obviously doesn't watch either..... but don't degrade this interviewer based on things you don't actually know about.

[@chessplayer8798]

@@waltzguy14151 The entire Ilhan Omar scandal proved otherwise.They were happy to accuse her of things she did not say.Journalists dont do that.Political activists do.

[@robinsnestradio]

This is how you conduct an interview. Know your subject, do not let lies goes uncontested. Hold him accountable for his own words. Clear, concise and to the point. How refreshing! Thank you!

[@carecup809]

Today I learned that the propper way to conduct an interview is to speak over the guest and not letting him finish his sentences and presume guilt.

[@basilbukhari2907]

@@carecup809 Well if the guest keeps repeating the same lies and sentences again and again, what's the point of listening to him?

[@raysajashim2064]

@@carecup809 this is how you conduct an interview, when the replies are redundant and not answering to the point

[@carecup809]

@@raysajashim2064 This is how you conduct an interview when the viewers are zombies not interested in finding the truth whatever the truth might be but to get spoon fed political dogma through the interviewer. I don't care if you're left or right but saying this is a good interviewer obviously comes from someone who is extremely ignorant.

[@bruceholtermann9646]

Not true, there was a complete disrespect by the "host" badgering the interviewee. If he is only interested in his version of the events, why bother to ask Prince any questions? The "host" enjoyed asking the questions and providing the "only acceptable answers". Prince did not need to even attend. This is not how one learns anything.

[@gogriz91]

A couple of years later and we find out Erik Prince was the smartest guy in the room. Afghan National Army collapses in 6 weeks… I’m surprised no one in the audience, especially an Iraqi or Afghan ever mentioned that more of their people had been killed, maimed and mirdered by their own people than any foreigner. The interviewer really blew an opportunity to find out how decisions get made to employ mercenaries in favor of confirmation bias and glad handing to a naive audience, I’m curious if that was intentional?

[@earthgirl7861]

Why send these young people all over the world to get slaughtered and not paid well to boot. Send seasoned men who are getting paid for their work. Just because war kills you cannot blame the soldiers.

[@AA-uf3bl]

*The funny thing is that when it's related to the US, they're called 'private security contractors', 'private military services', etc., but when it comes to Russia, they're called mercenaries!* Hypocrisy and double standard at their finest.

[@mohamedray-zack6959]

Goosebumps all throughout the 49 mins. Mehdi Hasan is a relentless journalist that is a model for how to hold politicians and corporations accountable.

[@BenWeeks]

@benny pitt It seemed Hasan conflated settlements with fines. I'm glad Hasan had the opportunity to grill Prince. It's great TV.

[@MH-hs7ie]

benny pitt even you don't know what are you saying about..

[@davidarmitage289]

Well said... would love to see Mehdi interview Trump!

[@mahady1714]

@@davidarmitage289 I was about to say that!

[@afg3643]

he is biased, slanted and "arrogent". if he toned down his rhetoric...some of his questions are pointed and appropriate. the issue is: he, like many: are "agenda" reporters they are not to probe and investigate the true. the come in with an agenda and "wrap" their questioning in that manner. being such a professional when Mr. Prince was correct and articulate in explaining certain questions he (Mr. Hasan) could indicate as such. He does not; he just goes his next "bullet" question. media 2020: feed your audience (and later your ratings) what they already "want" to hear although call it "journalism" non-biased.

[@dicaceslupus236]

Erik Prince thought he would be able to go and push his agenda, then, he met investigative journalism. This is a gem of an interview.

[@rajanaldo]

yeah, I am glad this happened. But how did he, his agent and manager not do any research before the interview?

[@dicaceslupus236]

@@rajanaldo Hubris.

[@Wastelander1972]

It’s unbelievably biased. Especially when you consider the political underhand involved in prosecuting the Blackwater 4.

[@bigbrother762NATO]

Yeah then Erik Prince was right all along. Afghanistan fell in a few weeks.

[@NarrativeMatrix]

All respect to Eric Prince. He Has the balls to go into all kinds of hostile territory.

[@LuigiMordelAlaume]

18:00 "We can raise an army in Afghanistan, we were extremely successful when we did it with the Afghan border police." That argument aged like an avocado 🤣

[@weiyang6417]

Who in their right mind goes on this show to be destroyed.

[@grindyoutodust819]

Omfg 😂😂😂

[@annychest718]

Obviously the man's psychotic and deeply in denial

[@yacovlk7924]

Destroyed?

[@allenliu8820]

optimistic people

[@SensitivityGames]

@@annychest718 if you havnt been to war havnt heard storys about how it went there then dont talk like that please. the us army never knew if some one was greeting at 1 time and seconds later shoots you with a gun they were civilian clothed. put bombs in children....

[@ammarsjourney4705]

If I ever were in custody and waiting to be interrogated by Mehdi, I would've just jailed my self to escape the mental pressure😂

[@mwaleed3749]

😂😂

[@zulphaesau4266]

Agreed..hello mental institution..I need admittance immediately.. as much as I love Mehdi, I really would not want to cross his path. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AliKhan-wi7nj]

😂😂😂

[@NoName-ke6gq]

AM LAD Haha I love it. You are so right. He is extremely sharp MashaaAllah

[@adafridi]

He's just shallow

[@goldfaust8613]

These comments are very weird… I didn’t see what they saw… I saw Erik handling himself very well. He clearly knows what he is talking about. It’s a war. Things go wrong.

[@mitchellschleede569]

Give this man a chance to talk.

[@rsr789]

He doesn't even deserve a chance to live, he is guilty with crimes against humanity.

[@nicolaablett7790]

WHICH ONE u want the lair or the debater

[@tkinsey3]

I will admit - I am not as Progressive as Mehdi is; in fact, we disagree on a few policies. He is an incredibly sharp and intelligent journalist, however, and this interview is a MASTERCLASS on holding the powerful accountable. This should be shown in media classes across the country. He literally got the man to admit perjury in front of a live audience. Unreal.

[@lukazupie7220]

Trent Kinsey what do u mean by admitting perjury?

[@tkinsey3]

@@lukazupie7220 He admitted to lying to Congress when Mehdi pressed him on some of his inconsistent answers.

[@lukazupie7220]

Trent Kinsey what answers exactly?

[@Buntyboi784]

@@lukazupie7220 32:25

[@lukazupie7220]

Crawt re well he didn’t exactly admit it, but yes i would say there is a high chance that that is what happened.:) tnx for time. I watched it whole but forgot about that.

[@AJ-ek7ht]

Mehdi Hassan deserves an award of the best journalist of 2019!!! Such an amazing interview, you really locked him down his throat.

[@carecup809]

I just learned about the whole Black Water thing and I found this interview astoundingly bad. Probably one of the worst interviewers I've ever seen. Too emotional. Too outraged. Constantly speaking over his guest and not letting the guest explain himself. I think he is the type of interviewer that caters to people who want to hear certain things instead of listening to an intellectually honest and civil debate/interview.

[@Kryptik33]

@@carecup809 agree 100%

[@aeshaosman2567]

just like him you edit your words. so what did you cut and leave out. the balance is supposed to come from the other panelist. mehdi never said he wasn't emotional. and he did let him answer he was trying to divert attention away from the real question. if he has nothing to hide why doesn't he outright answer the question asked. @@carecup809

[@caposantana8753]

@@carecup809 if you just learned about "this Blackwater thing" you have zero room to talk.

[@Rick-md3ne]

Mendi need to mend his willi

[@altaweel]

8:50 is literally Mehdi Hasan at his best. What a moment.

[@testingtheworldthroughyout3213]

Thanks 🙏 a lot @Al Jazeera English.... keep your digging.... stand with the TRUTH

[@OlafPijl]

The amount of hard facts that Mehdi has at the ready never ceases to amaze me!

[@-Fapologist-]

Yeah he was fully prepared for this interview lol

[@ratudewiindraasri7496]

@@-Fapologist- 6PM has a lot one is coming in and you have a problem

[@ratudewiindraasri7496]

7

[@-Fapologist-]

@@ratudewiindraasri7496 ?

[@dr.jonathanhemlock2726]

Yeah both of them amazing the guys a joke.

[@raizalmohammad7444]

Prince looked so confident entering stage as if he's going to meet and be interviewed by those FOX News bimboo's ....

[@asadshehzaad]

Hahahah you are right bro

[@ryansisti2888]

I’m fairly sure that’s a result of his seal training remaining cool and calm inter stress

[@steveglow9529]

The charming attitudes and frigid face is the Outlook of psychopathes.

[@edwardb7811]

The interviewer was well prepared. He was able to fact-check the remarks by Prince.

[@brbrasil2010]

Wow Mehdi!! The best journalist with such good background knowledge and homework done on every topic backed with statistics and facts. RESPECT

[@mikemichaels6753]

BS… He’s a babbling idiot who knows nothing about war! Like you

[@Shaqspear]

Started off as not guilty confident and ended up sweated out nervous. LMAO...

[@aaronlopez717]

La Hoodsta ...yes that what i saw in the first seconds ! I was close to move but I decide to observe it !

[@rachidsebbar5718]

Correct he made him feel guilty and aware of how many young kids he kills in Iraq - waw

[@AMAli-ct5df]

update; The four men convicted of the crimes they commited against the iraqi innocent civilians were pardoned by Dear old Trump surprise surprise suprise

[@erinmcdonald7781]

He's just the gift that keeps on giving. As the face of the Republican party and as a sociopathic grifter, he's done at least as much harm to this country as GW or Reagan. For many of the past 4 years have been grueling. Hoping that we can undo the damage he's done here and abroad. He should be transported straight to the NY jail to be held without bail.

[@nunyvanstta135]

erin mcdonald Trump and Reagan hardly did any harm, they were some of the best Presidents. They both did the best with the economy and both tried to avoid having wars as much as possible. Theres been more war and damage done by the likes of Obama, and now you will see the same again with Biden.

[@cindypomerleau950]

Nuny vans I bet no one ever accused you of having foresight.

[@revolutionarymarxist-lenin7252]

@@nunyvanstta135 LOL, "Trump did no harm". He left MORE THAN 1M+ Americans to die on his watch with his botched Coronavirus handling.

[@CryEntertainment]

Thank god

[@cancelanime1507]

The interviewer always throws these ridiculous accusations at Erik Prince and then cuts him off before he can respond. Great job Al Jazeera!

[@sk-bl1hz]

This sets a new standard for journalism...

[@karlmonet]

This is the best interview I have seen in a long time for the simple fact that he catches him in his lies while asking him specific questions that pinned Prince. Staying on the subject and not moving on unlike American "Journalists" was key.

[@GHustle4]

That is what I liked about him!!!

[@aaronlopez717]

Liares, May be looking for long lies or excuses. Conversation fallow it I ask wait he respond simple .

[@chantingzhang]

The depth of the research your interview team have done before doing this roasting just made my mouth salivate. This is better than a movie.

[@TinaWiegand]

Thought the same.

[@zoltancsikos5604]

Mercury Chan Just admit it: you are gay for the Arab kid on stage.

[@zoltancsikos5604]

@@TinaWiegand You mean how the Arab boy just talks as fast as he can like Ben Shapiro and plays dumb (or genuinely is dumb...) while sweeping everything that Erik Prince says under the rug by quickly moving to a new question or repeating something over and over again? LoL

[@lynnevenables7193]

@@zoltancsikos5604 you’re not watching the same video love!

[@chorlee3832]

Love this host! Asking the hard questions

[@MichaelCorradino]

I give Erik a lot of credit to sit there and answer his questions and panel of adversaries.....interesting....

[@nicolaablett7790]

he could not leave or he corroborated everything

[@hornclicks9608]

Mehdi hasan is what the western media is lacking!..

[@roynada1719]

Bashir macalin Not all western media, but certainly US media.

[@MARINVIEW]

Agree

[@RevanX]

But the muslim media is free right hahahahaha good one.. wetsenr media isnt good but far better than middle eastern media

[@deathlarsen7502]

Why don't you leave the west bc you aren't a real American. Move to the middle east where you belong

[@openyoureyes3308]

Bashir macalin we got TYT but Mehdi is good though

[@IslahMusleh]

As an Afghan, I would like to state that Afghan people are so much against Blackwater, There would be a stronger stand and combat of civilian against them if they still want to go for it.

[@clintonr.6581]

What are Afghan civilians thoughts on the U.S. military in general? I hear mixed opinions from lot's of biased sources and I want to know because the public opinion seems rather mixed.

[@faznaz7455]

Clinton R. Public opinion is indeed mixed but on the whole, foreign interference is looked down upon.

[@abdibulle4568]

i trust your sentiments, all NATO forces developed ptsd bcos of you

[@billyb501stlegion5]

@@clintonr.6581 Insurgency cannot thrive without local support. Taliban existence brings a little legitimacy to the hypotheses of afghan civilians not liking Nato forces in there country and you cannot blame them. Australia war crimes in Afghanistan is just the tip of the ice berg.

[@davidarmitage289]

Hoping your people are safe .. terrible wars

[@daboodeef179]

Should listen to Erik Price interviews on the Shawn Ryan Show. It's very interesting

[@intello8953]

Why? So he can invade another poor country and commit war crimes and stealing the countries resources and comeback rich and say the American “we liberated barbaric citizens” 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@user-gu4zg4tp9z]

History proved Eric was the smartest guy in the room. Much respect to him!

[@intello8953]

What was this war criminal right about? You Americans really say anything without saying anything

[@randomstuffs7029]

It's less of a interview but an interrogation.🤣🤣

[@satvindermudan5006]

That’s what you call a good interview. The whole point is to interrogate the interviewees mind.

[@Ronaldo_Football-Cr7]

Sweating, nervous, guilty, all the fatal missions are haunting him, read his face, his language and reactions..

[@Cfish613]

Meh I think he did pretty well considering the interviewer is an aggressive nut who has no respect for his interviewees keeps on cutting him off and trying to insult/ make fun of him like a high school kid and besides the fact that most of the crowd was against him he did not bad!!!

[@nitroburner1838]

@@Cfish613 yeah Medhi wasnt objective through the interview...plenty of things to hit Prince on...but Mehdi made it personal...I get it.. And that lady saying she could tell who Blackwater employees were and who weren't....she's lying to herself..

[@Cfish613]

@Kamar Hussain lol that's where it's at it you want a civilized conversation/interview you call them sheep

[@CovertPhilosopher]

@@Cfish613 what civilized conversation ? u can disagree about his methods to interview but can u disagree with the facts he laid down on Erik ? not to mention the horrendous crimes his company was involved in

[@Cfish613]

@@CovertPhilosopher like I wrote earlier I could give a sh** about Eric he most likely is a criminal but I can't stand the ambush style and the childish personal mocking of Eric it's just not professional do you agree?

[@couchman-sw6jy]

Medhi always makes them stutter, what a gift!

[@timothychlopek9887]

friendly interview!

[@wolfganghumboldt4830]

"there is a thing called international law, and nobody does anything outside..." my man couldnt even finish that clause because he knew it was so absurd lmaoooo

[@sairamsriram]

Ya. And who the hell's going to enforce it? A bunch of blue helmets from the UN? We all know what happened in Srebrenica.

[@thomassimeon3138]

International law is a joke, it's just another tool that can be used and sweep aside when they want to. How many civilians were killed by the U.S. yet they did nothing. It's now a trend of how many civilians you can kill. Don't worry no one is counting, if they are they can do nothing about it.

[@odeysoomaaliyeed]

You must live in another planet if you believe there's such thing as international law. If there was there wouldn't be Black water Iraq wouldn't be destroyed back to Stonehenge.... Gangland

[@gavindillinger8104]

Look at the color of his ears at the beginning and then look how red they are 30 minutes in.

[@humbleperson127]

loooolllll

[@wiilwacayslechannel4180]

Lol

[@swatteam2002]

and the sweat too

[@thehumblee.w.8370]

What in the world does the color of his ears have anything to do with what was discussed? Why don't you think before you speak, and if you don't have anything intelligent to say shut your mouth.

[@HomoChomsky]

Steffen Schilling , you first.

[@aahmad9602]

This is the worst thing Wars to be privatized Should be stop

[@Just-Kamal]

Erik’s head was literally on fire. I could almost see it explode.

[@safwane777]

that's not how you use the word "literally"

[@nadeemakhter3590]

Eric shall keep away from interviews for the rest of his life.

[@inspiredbylove1432]

😂😂😂😂true

[@JackAShepherd]

Honestly I am shocked he agreed to this, especially with Mehdi. No idea why he showed up.

[@ilonavos9844]

JackAShepherd - Because he'll show up at a hostile crowd and interviewer - that he obviously KNEW would be hostile - and show his face and make his case - right or wrong, that's called character. The fog of war is a messy business. He knew he could not come out pleasing everyone or change people's feelings or opinions.

[@JackAShepherd]

Ilona Vos Glad to hear you praise the "character" of a serially lying war criminal. Never knew Erik Prince had defenders 🤣

[@talkwithcalmdown96]

😂🤣🤣

[@malcolmx6044]

His ears turned red

[@svenradovic5820]

Because he couldn't realize his desire at that moment...but will be fulfilled

[@forpeace8375]

yes I can see them devils beetroot red ears

[@antoniodefilippo8484]

the real and only fact is that america has invented terrorism around the world ,it serves them well to do so .But now the world is well aware the america has been terrorising the whole world with their lies and fake news .It's about time they gathered their toys and went home!!!

[@MDUmairKh]

At least he was right about fall of Afghanistan.

[@amjadbaig7377]

Mehdi just another level A master class above Amazing 👏 💚

[@AhmedMohamed-ox2mi]

What an Interview!!!Thank you Mehdi Hassan.

[@thormanus4952]

I'm impressed Eric stayed throughout the whole thing. It's not often you can get a guest to come on who you just berate and slander the whole time. Especially since he from a position of power. They usually have very little patience for irrelevant people like Mehdi

[@jaxcoss5790]

@@thormanus4952 'slander, berate'?!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mystictraveler8642]

Can't believe this guy is still alive and not in jail.

[@scorpio85]

What about the 4 Blackwater criminals that trump pardoned. They shot, killed and wounded 17 innocent Iraqis (women and children) and have been exonerated by the crazy American President., enough said.

[@mystictraveler8642]

@John Schaeffer I know. The evil is in control. Free Assange!!

[@JFK762]

@@scorpio85 you probably need to research deeper into why they were pardoned instead of "orange man bad that's why"

[@suvariboy]

He has a net worth of $2 Billion, and he’s the brother of Betsy DeVos, who’s also with $2 Billion. Money, power and influence keep these evil people alive.

[@Al-ny8dk]

You're right. He's still a nutcase far left presenter.

[@JMJ-rb2ze]

Erick Prince very Humbled and patient guy!

[@brieflyPlay]

lol

[@intello8953]

Bru I’m confused why do Americans love war criminals

[@DockJockShorts_76]

thank you journalist for making Erik look cool!!! Kind man!!!

[@guramritpalsingh6778]

Believe me Mehdi this is of the best interviews that I ever have seen.

[@Aryan-qt8qp]

ONE BATCH, TWO BATCH!

[@aljazeeraenglish]

Thank you for watching!

[@realreal5873]

I could not agree more, he's so good. There are so many I'd love to see him interview.

[@TheIaluma]

You would never see this on any American TV. The level of professionalism alone is incredible with this guy/

[@duckandginger5236]

mehdi tries his best but he is just playing to the majority muslim audience.

[@pantherasad2114]

There are thousands of powerful people who make this world a horrible place, Erik Prince is one of them...

[@brenchomsky3515]

No, Erik Prince does not have control over his people. Use of STEROIDS ???? DRUNKENES ????

[@coolguy6624]

@@brenchomsky3515 most companies and businesses would fired those people, who come in to work under some kind of influence (drugs, Alcohol, etc)... I mean that's how most companies and businesses operate and when I say "most" I meant all.

[@user-oo6vr1ky5f]

@@brenchomsky3515 companies own America.

[@madgreen8945]

Along with his education hating sister DeVos

[@Anonymous-cm8jy]

He's doing dirty work to make world better.

[@aalwa7862]

Mehdi is a menace in the best possible way- what an incredible critical, attentive, journalist of integrity!

[@jacksonnuli5616]

You can hate Erik Prince however you want, but the government needs people like him

[@DisHappah]

I call this interview the Roasting of Eric Prince. Iraq war veteran

[@saeedvazirian]

You're no different than Prince. You joined a military as if you have some autonomy to to murder foreigners, and all of that to support large corporations. Soulless and lost.

[@dragon888193ftw]

@Enheduana As another Iraqi, you're a dipshit and most Iraqis disagree with your opinions. Did you even set foot in Iraq after 2003?

[@dragon888193ftw]

Most Iraqis view Iraq war "veterans" as terrorists, and if you came to Iraq and told people you were a US soldier during the occupation, you would get roasted, literally and not figuratively.

[@composingwithjames]

@@dragon888193ftw I have a question. In the US, the media liked to claim that US soldiers were originally seen as being "liberators" by Iraqis. To "prove" this they would show what appeared to be iraqi children greeting US soldiers in southern Iraq and Baghdad. I believe that you can find some of these clips on KZbin still. My question is this: how did most people that you knew react when American soldiers first arrived?

[@composingwithjames]

@Shar Be more specific please. What do you mean by support, and why was it a necessity? I have an idea of what you will say but it'd be better to let you speak for yourself.

[@LoriAW3791]

Who else is watching this after DJT pardoned 4 murderers of innocent Iraqi people? 12/23/2020

[@davidarmitage289]

Yes it’s just unbelievable

[@LoriAW3791]

RENEWABLE ENERGY! NO MORE OIL!! DINOSAUR JUICE NEEDS TO STAY BURIED DEEP IN THE GROUND!

[@alexmark8917]

Easy to criticize those who do something you don’t have a clue about lol

[@LoriAW3791]

@@alexmark8917 Yeah... You're telling me! LOOK IN THE MIRROR, bud...smh 🙄

[@alexmark8917]

@@LoriAW3791 ? You are an armchair general. Not defending the man just pointing it out

[@ibrahimcarab231]

At 12:55 that’s Mehdi Hassan at his best. He’s prepared for everything.

[@lexluther2773]

What's happening in Afghanistan is what Prince predicted.

[@hornerfarah2282]

Nothing can happens that can change the outcome. If taliban was that easy to defeat the US could do that but the longest war in the history of US ended up in a defeat . Nothing can change this fact

[@lieshtmeiser5542]

@@hornerfarah2282 The Afghan government, and its military, were quite easy to defeat. Thats the underlying problem. It seems the US generals didnt bother making it clear to the POTUS that it was falling apart, Trump and Biden mightve taken it a bit more seriously.

[@karenskinner9044]

We shouldn't have gone there in the first place.

[@abandonedchannel281]

The Taliban would collapse from internal issues if we didn’t get involved, so it would have been a good move not to invade

[@coldwarfare1429]

Well to late for that is it?

[@aaronlopez717]

Karen Skinner ....Or other unanswered question Who provided money Can euros or dollars to those terrorized people ?

[@ahlamh8070]

But who is going to steal the oil if they didn't

[@Reza-nz2re]

Yes It is a ILEGAL war

[@MrPraveenGeorge]

Eric Prince speaks just like Donald Trump. Never answers unfavorable questions directly, instead he misdirects and place the blame on circumstances and other parties involved.

[@tkabiranik]

Lol, yes, especially the right one.

[@at5286]

MyNameIsEarl what does Hasbara mean people?

[@thefakenewsnetwork8072]

Shoutout to erik prince legend

[@williampittman7055]

If only he would let Erik actually speak that would be great, and also this man has been in war for years, to think questions are making him nervous is hilarious

[@luzukombuqu4976]

And you are saying that as if being in war is a good thing . 😢

[@gregb1374]

This is what an interview looks like, minus spin, deflecting, research done.

[@hisamyouhana2650]

ISIS : we are the biggest terrorist group in the whole world. Blackwater: yes????

[@mohammadfaizan2959]

American army*

[@alexmark8917]

@@mohammadfaizan2959 lol no. China is the biggest terrorist group

[@alphaomega1969]

@@alexmark8917 while Donald Trump caught doing cocaine and not to mention previous president too. Blackwater ... isnt that related to oil trafficking ?

[@alexmark8917]

@@alphaomega1969 what are you talking about put the meth pipe back

[@alphaomega1969]

@@alexmark8917 China helping afgan local to get their contry back from Evil America, did you see any chinese soldier in Afgan? “When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.” ― Confucius― Confucius

[@sajidrees]

Mehdi was born a special man and this Prince dude has balls of steel

[@johnq.public8593]

PMCs have a brilliant track record of doing in weeks what would take conventional militaries months to accomplish. Now if you wanna argue that this is largely due to their ability to play more fast and loose with the law and their 'tactics' that's a fair point, but to say 'duh what can a few hundred mercs do' is a frankly a historically ignorant argument.

[@landonpatton7997]

They're just trying to get this guy not Mercs/private security in general

[@notundermywatch3163]

Exactly.

[@xsdeafrox]

When the goal is clearly evil and unjustified…. Why would accomplishing it more effectively absolve them of guilt?

[@johnq.public8593]

@@xsdeafrox >absolve them of guilt Fair point, but as you may see that was never my argument here

[@gogmadog2843]

This guy is one of the best journalists i have ever seen

[@brandonpurdy7658]

You have to admire this guy. He is a professional liar.

[@ahmadali-sc4yy]

Brandon Purdy absolutely he is

[@tiagow95]

He is a professional killer, the lying he just has to be able to do to keep the contracts coming.

[@hotcharizard874]

even if youre wrong if you know how to talk you can get along with it

[@onverra7731]

if you know what blackwater been doing to peaple inside Abu Gharib prison : raping parents infront of their children then raping the kids infront of their parents ... these blackwater monsters deserve to be prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity ...professional terrorists with no heart ...

[@billymatin]

some body omg where that info come from?

[@HAK_5]

“Mark my words” - jerk capitalist prince

[@NB-ei4vr]

It's crazy how Eric Prince predicted the fall of Afghanistan in six weeks rather in months, I may not like his profession but clearly it shows he knows his stuff.

[@md.redwan680]

Honestly everybody was able to guess that ! Maybe your country didn't provide you the true news regularly !

[@dargon1084]

Mehdi: Hello Erik: I have no idea what you’re talking about that’s not the way i remember it

[@0073D]

😂😂😂

[@FreedomsDmocracy1st]

...they did not kill innocent civilians, they killed combatants civilians. Those that killed innocent civilians were these: around 400 or 200 Catholics killed while praying to God in their own church in one Islamic country. Did you know that? Or just turn you face the other way and mentions others. C'mon! Don't be hypocrite! You Islamic or whatever you are: you got COJONES! Allah is great, will revenge that invading Iran and others using the militaries of just countries.

[@SpecialSP]

@@arcticocean9106 I think she/he is talking about the attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter.

[@haythamkenway5730]

​@@SpecialSP Sri Lanka is NOT an islamic country

[@SpecialSP]

@@haythamkenway5730 I didn't say it was.

[@PED19777]

what a brilliant interview, never seen a guy dig a hole any faster, lol

[@albuddy8804]

The problem with Mahdi is he’s always interrupting his guest.

[@safwane777]

Nah he just does not let them get away with bs.

[@hamburgstadt6753]

Ma sha Allah ❤❤❤