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Former Blackwater CEO Threatens Congresswoman

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 11.30.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) has been one of the harshest critics of Blackwater USA, the military contractor tied to a 2007 shooting in ...

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Blackwater Video Game Steers Clear Of Controversy

AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 12.04.2011

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LOS ANGELES — In the world of video games, realism reigns supreme, but the makers of a game based on the infamous private security firm Blackwat...

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Bigger Than Blackwater: Arming the U.A.E.

Hannah Gurman | Posted 08.20.2011

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In this broader context of the U.S. willingness to provide arms for Gulf allies, direct contracts between the defense industry and the U.A.E. appear to be a win-win situation for everyone -- except the critics of the U.A.E. regime.

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Blackwater Founder Sets Up Secret Desert Force

Posted 07.15.2011

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The crown prince of Abu Dhabi has hired the founder of private security firm Blackwater Worldwide to set up an 800-member ...

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Blackwater Founder Now Training African Mercenaries In Lawless State

AP | KATHARINE HOURELD | Posted 05.25.2011

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NAIROBI, Kenya — Erik Prince, whose former company Blackwater Worldwide became synonymous with the use of private U.S. security forces in Iraq a...

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Blackwater Settles Series Of Iraq Civil Lawsuits

AP | MIKE BAKER | Posted 05.25.2011

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RALEIGH, N.C. — The security firm formerly known as Blackwater has reached a settlement in a series of federal lawsuits in which dozens of Iraqi...

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Erik Prince, Blackwater Founder, Cutting Ties With Company

AP | MIKE BAKER | Posted 05.25.2011

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RALEIGH, N.C. — The man who built Blackwater USA into one of the world's most respected and reviled defense contractors feels that he was thrown...

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Blackwater Offers Training To 'Faith Based Organizations'

RebelReports | Posted 05.25.2011

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In its ever-evolving re-branding campaign, Blackwater has created a new alter-ego for part of the company's business. Meet the "Personal Security Awar...

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Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Implicated in Murder

thenation.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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A former Blackwater employee and an ex-US Marine who has worked as a security operative for the company have made a series of explosive allegations in...

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Mercenary King Erik Prince Resigns as Blackwater CEO

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 05.25.2011

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Prince's resignation could be seen as a public formality in what has been a dramatic attempt to scrub all public vestiges of Blackwater.

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Blackwater's First Television Ad For "Xe"

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yes, Blackwater is no more. Now they are "Xe." And what does "Xe" mean? Who the hell knows? But who says private contractors can't show their impressionistic and abstract side?

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Blackwater's First Television Ad For "Xe"

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 05.25.2011

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I applaud Blackwater for not pulling a Prince and changing their name to a symbol. Though I must admit, it would have been fun calling them "The Mercenaries Formerly Known As Blackwater."

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Don't Believe the Hype: Blackwater is Here to Stay

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anyone who thinks Blackwater is in serious trouble is dead wrong. Even if -- and this is a big if -- the company pulled out of Iraq tomorrow, business has never been better and its future looks bright.

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Blackwater's Iraq Contract Renewed Despite Investigations

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Amid investigations into fatal shootings of civilians and allegations of tax violations, Blackwater USA's multimillion-dollar contr...

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Blackwater Trying To Run Democrat Out Of Congressional Race

Mother Jones | Bruce Falconer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Adame is a Democrat running for Congress in North Carolina's 3rd District, a jurisdiction along the Tar Heel state's low-lying eastern coast ...

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2005 Use of Riot Gas by Blackwater Leaves Questions

NY Times | James Risen | Posted 05.25.2011

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The helicopter was hovering over a Baghdad checkpoint into the Green Zone, one typically crowded with cars, Iraqi civilians and United States military...

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