The private security agency Blackwater, criticised for its cowboy methods in Iraq, is advertising its training camp. In this video, which is circulated on the internet, the American company promises to turn students into first-class users of pistols, machine-guns and sniper rifles. All in aid of becoming ‘the best’, and to survive ‘in a hostile environment’. Their slogan: ‘when you face your moment of truth, we want your Blackwater training to see you through’.