🎙️ Episode 62: Morgan Lerette – Inside Blackwater: Guns, Girls, and Greed in Iraq 💣🕶️🇺🇸
Strap in for one of our most gripping episodes yet.
This week on Tuxes and Tomahawks, we sit down with Morgan Lerette — author, Air Force vet, Army intelligence officer, and former Blackwater mercenary. From the deserts of Iraq to the halls of Tufts University, Morgan has lived the kind of story Hollywood couldn’t invent.
What You’ll Hear:
His wild ride from Air Force deployments to becoming a private military contractor in Iraq with Blackwater, the most infamous PMC on earth.
Firsthand accounts of hundreds of combat missions — gunning, driving, and leading tactical teams in the chaos of post-invasion Iraq.
The truth about PMCs, the power, the danger, and the blurred lines between military and corporate warfare.
Protecting diplomats and aiding the Regime Crimes Liaison Office, gathering evidence used in the trial of Saddam Hussein.
His transition from warfighter to Army intelligence officer leading HUMINT, SIGINT, and CI teams back in Iraq.
Why he wrote Guns, Girls, and Greed — and what America needs to know about the privatization of war.
How he narrowly missed the Boston Marathon bombing after completing the race in 2013.
🧠 🎖️ From battlefield to boardroom, Morgan exposes the gritty truth of modern warfare, corporate ambition, and the price of survival.
📚 Grab your copy of Guns, Girls, and Greed, and tune in now — because this is one story you won’t believe until you hear it.
🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts.
