economic warrior. >> reporter: blackwater's name from the 7,000 acres of north carolina's dismal swamp erik princeght to start his business. the rattlesnake infested muck looked like black water. prince is happy to show off blackwater's former headquarters. >> we were at our core a training operation. >> reporter: prince, however, won't elaborate on his contracts with the cia or the base they once had in blackwater headquarters for the darkest of black operations. prince himself conducted missions for the agency with his contractors like building human intelligence networks in syria and other hostile environments, a practice he says the obama administration has not continued leaving the u.s. few options. >> you have an $80 billion intelligence budget, and so the realm of not just intel collection, hard intel collection on the ground, which i know for the u.s. government is very limited in syria, to the covert action, the sabotage, the black arts, the dirty tricks of intelligence that you should be able to do without the president having to resort to jet fighters, tomahawk missiles, and laser-guide

erik prince, the founder and former ceo of blackwater, a private security agency, argues much of the information reported about the company was false in "civilian warriors: the inside story of blackwater and the unsung heroes of the war on terror." look for these titles in bookstores this coming week and watch for the authors in the near future on booktv and booktv.org. ..

shining on erik prince.now his name, but you probably heard of his former company, blackwater, made headlines throughout the iraq war, critics blasting the private security contractor for its aggressive tactics. we visited prince on his virginia farm for his side of the story. >> some people will always hate the name blackwater. they might not like me. i'm perfectly comfortable with that. >> reporter: three years after he sold blackwater his controversial founder is finally opening up about the rapid rise and fall of his company. >> it was really hard seeing it dismembered by the bureaucracy. >> reporter: in this new book, titled "civilian warriors." the former navy s.e.a.l. who grew up in a conservative michigan family, blames his company's demise on quote, cold and timid souls. >> went after troops in an unpopular vietnam war. blackwater -- >> did your people ever kill innocent civilians? >> it's entirely possible. >> reporter: it was in september 2007 that blackwater contractors were accused of firing int

regulations and they could not protect themselves or anybody else that's wrong as explained by erik prince if the victims like emma have the right to bear arms in the cinema there might have been fewer victims mass shooting such as a columbine traumatized america a worrying trend can be seen after each episode a sharp rise. gun sales some citizens seek protection others fear tougher laws coming into actions so they run to stock up these men and women are convinced there is only one solution an opinion not shared by george because the oldest my brother shot himself and that. he had weapons he didn't need weapons he needed a doctor medicine. should have never had anyone. but he did and i only think that he didn't hurt anybody else because he could that's how angry and how much he was the problem is not. the problem or guns we put guns in prison. we need to really find ourselves we need to find. a new system of values why is it that people who are detected. not taken care of until till they do something are absolutely. outrageous and. there's not going to be any country to control tomorrow so

erik prince, the founder and former ceo of blackwater, a private security agency, argues much of the information reported about the company was false in "civilian warriors: the inside story of blackwater and the unsung heroes of the war on terror." look for these titles in bookstores this coming week and watch for the authors in the near future on booktv and booktv.org. .. we began our special look with local author don faber and learn about the youngest governor in michigan's history. ann arbor michigan. we visited the area with the help of our local cable partner comcast to bring you some of the city's rich literary culture and history. former ann arbor news editor said down with us to discuss his book a boy governor. the youngest chief executive in any state history. >> a very young age, appointed territorial secretary at 19 which is a record that will probably never be broken. another record was in 1835. and in time people in michigan and the people of detroit came to trust them even though a young person, very skilled and dedicated leader. regarded first of all as by the people

in his new book, civilian warriors, erik prince defends the company's activities abroad and blames theater's demise. >> you know you came under a lot of criticism about inflaming anti-american sentiment just because of the way you operated. >> that's partially true. because of the rules dictated by the state department. you will drive a -- washed and waxed chevy suburban between point a and point b every day with lights and sirens on. it's pretty easy for the enemy to play whack-a-mole. >> you can watch the full interview tonight on "nightline." >>> and american diving champion died trying to set a record. nicholas dove down to 200 feet and lost consciousness. they rely on holding their breath, free divers. >>> a good day for one jack taylor. if you remember the name, there's good reason. for this past weekend, he scored 109 points for grinnell college on sunday in a single game. 109 points. his team won. perhaps not surprisingly. no. 173-123. because it wasn't his best day. a year ago, he scored 138 in one game. that was a record. >> yes. >> 109. just a day. you know, jack. the shot w

joining us now is erik prince. thanks for joining us this morning. >>> good morning, tucker. was that about? >> all the company did is we said yes. after column boin, after the u.s.s cole. government kept calling and we said yes. by 2006 and 2007, a war weary american public, the left tried to key on that and the vietnam war, the anti-war left went after the troops. this time they went after contractors and i think blackwater kind of represented everything they didn't like. i was the sole owner. it was successful. i came from a conservative family. and our men, some of them had to carry weapons. unfortunately, sometimes they had to use those to defend themselves an the people they were protecting. >>> some of them got killed doing that. i don't remember you declaring war in iraq or setting u.s. policies. it was confusing. you did watch u.s. policy unfold from a really close vantage. what do you think of what's happened in iraq? >> the sad thing is iraq is completely lost for all the blood, toil and treasure, effort of the u.s. really the last election cycle, the obama adminis