Mia Farrow, the millionaire actress, approached Blackwater and a few human rights organizations to end the genocide in Darfur, Sudan.5 The plan was simple. Blackwater would stage an armed intervention in Darfur and establish so-called islands of humanity, refugee camps protected by mercenary firepower. These would be safe havens for refugees fleeing the deadly janjaweed, gunmen who massacre whole villages in Darfur. During this time, the human rights organizations would mount a global name-and-shame media campaign to goad the international community into ending the genocide once and for all
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