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Blackwater Offers Training To 'Faith Based Organizations'

RebelReports | Posted 09.16.2009 | World

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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 Contractor Saw Killing Iraqis As 9/11 Payback: Justice Dept

Mother Jones | Daniel Schulman | Posted 11.08.2009 | World

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One member of the Blackwater security team known as Raven 23 regularly bragged about his body count and viewed killing Iraqis as "payback for 9/11." ...

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US Extends Iraq Contract For Blackwater Firm

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 10.18.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — The State Department said Wednesday it has extended a contract for protecting U.S. diplomats in Iraq with a subsidiary of the secur...

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Blackwater Founder Accused In Court Of Intent To Kill

Washington Post | Jerry Markon | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics

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The founder of Blackwater USA deliberately caused the deaths of innocent civilians in a series of shootings in Iraq, attorneys for Iraqis suing the se...

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C.I.A. Sought Blackwater's Help In Plan To Kill Jihadists

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The CIA hired private contractors from Blackwater USA in 2004 as part of a secret program to kill top-level members of al-Qaida, bu...

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Blackwater Iraq Contract Expires; Operations Will Continue Temporarily

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 06.07.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — The American security firm once known as Blackwater ended its operations in the diplomatic hub of Baghdad on Thursday, bringing to a c...

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Blackwater Continues Iraq Operations Without License

AP | MATTHEW LEE and MIKE BAKER | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Armed guards from the security firm once known as Blackwater Worldwide are still protecting U.S. diplomats in Iraq, even though the...

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Government May Be Paying Blackwater To Work In Iraq Illegally

Washington Times | Posted 04.17.2009 | Politics

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Days after the Baghdad government decided it no longer wanted the company then known as Blackwater in Iraq, the State Department signed a $22.2 millio...

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Blackwater's First Television Ad For "Xe"

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

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Matthew Filipowicz

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 03.23.2009 | Comedy

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Matthew Filipowicz

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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Blackwater by Any Other Name Would Still Smell Like Shit

ZP Heller | Posted 03.19.2009 | World

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ZP Heller

Maybe Blackwater thinks that by changing their name they can distance themselves from the manslaughter charges facing five Blackwater guards involved in the Nisour Square shooting.

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Blackwater: A Smell by Any Other Name?

Patt Morrison | Posted 03.16.2009 | Politics

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Patt Morrison

The Outfit Formerly Known as Blackwater made its bones and its less than salubrious name in Iraq. And now it wants to unmake its notoriety by changing its name to Xe.

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Blackwater Sheds Tarnished Name: New Name Is 'Xe'

AP | MIKE BAKER | Posted 03.16.2009 | Politics

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Blackwater Worldwide is still protecting U.S. diplomats in Iraq, but executives at the beleaguered security firm are taking thei...

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Blackwater In Iraq: Won't Be Allowed To Work There

AP | BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 03.01.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — Gunmen apparently targeting political candidates staged attacks around Iraq on Thursday, leaving at least three people dead as Iraqi f...

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America's Foreign Policy Diagnosed with ADHD (ADD)

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 09.20.2008 | Politics

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Michael B. Laskoff

I know three things about ADHD (ADD) for certain. First, Michael Phelps has it; his mom has been good enough to use her media platform in places like ...

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Justice Department Close To Charging Blackwater Guards In Iraq Shooting

Washington Post | Del Quentin Wilber and Karen DeYoung | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics

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Federal prosecutors have sent target letters to six Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a September shooting that left 17 Iraqi civilians...

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Immunity For Private Guards Is Sticking Point In Iraq Security Deal

AFP | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics

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Immunity from Iraqi law for foreign private guards is a sticking point in the deal between Washington and Baghdad over long-term US troop presence in ...

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Blackwater's Iraq Contract Renewed For At Least Another Year

New York Times | James Risen | Posted 05.18.2008 | Politics

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Last fall, Blackwater Worldwide was in deep peril. Guards for the security company were involved in a shooting in September that left at least 17 Ira...

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UPDATE: Hedge Fund Ends Talks To Purchase Blackwater

ABC News | Maddy Sauer | Posted 05.08.2008 | Business

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ABC News reported late Wednesday that hedge fund giant Cerberus Capital Management has ended talks to purchase controversial security firm Blackwater ...

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Blackwater's Iraq Contract Renewed Despite Investigations

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 04.12.2008 | Politics

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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 03.28.2008 | Politics

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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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Blackwater Repainted Trucks Immediately After Deadly Baghdad Shooting

AP | LARA JAKES JORDAN and MATT APUZZO | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Blackwater Worldwide repaired and repainted its trucks immediately after a deadly September shooting in Baghdad, making it difficult to determine whet...

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2005 Use of Riot Gas by Blackwater Leaves Questions

NY Times | James Risen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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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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Completely Ignored

Washington Post | Steve Fainaru | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The U.S. government disregarded numerous warnings over the past two years about the risks of using Blackwater Worldwide and other private security fir...

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Calif. City Planners Set To Lose Posts For Backing Blackwater Camp

New York Times | SOLOMON MOORE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The scandal in Iraq involving Blackwater, the private security firm, is a world away from this tiny town near the Mexican border. But five members of ...

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