cnn made me do it

Ode to Blackwater
or, Meditations on a Spot Report

1
shooting first
makes for good westerns
and
this is a desert

2
bullet one: still running
number two: shock
“it broke my bones
and the third one made me start crawling”

3
I have family
in North Carolina

4
euphemisms for mercenary also include:
a bestselling book
more air time
competing movie pitches

5
To: Members of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Re: Additional Information about Blackwater USA
Please see Figure D