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Paying Peter to Kill Paul

Jon Soltz | Posted 11.12.2009 | World

Read More: Private Contractors, Blackwater, Afghanistan, President Obama, Senate Armed Services Committee, Defense Contractors, Xe, Taliban, Triple Canopy, Breaking News, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Afghanistan War, Al Qaeda, World News
Jon Soltz

American and NATO service members deserve better than to possibly die fighting an insurgency that even American contractors admit is being funded by the Department of Defense.

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Hardin Jail Deal Delayed Over Controversy With Mysterious Company

AP | MATTHEW BROWN | Posted 10.06.2009 | Home

Read More: Conspiracy Theories, Law Enforcement, Serbia, Guantanamo, Becky Shay, Gitmo, Detainees, Aleksandar Karageorgevich, Empty Jail, Montanta, Hardin, American Police Force, Billings Gazette, Vaccine, Jail, City of Hardin Police Department, H1n1, Reporter, Terrorism, Prince Aleksandar Karageorgevich, Training, Serbian Prince, Who Is APF, Who Is American Police Force, What Is American Police Force, Security Firm, New Jail, Blackwater, Apf, Santa Ana, Counter Terrorism, Xe, Home News

HARDIN, Mont. — Plans for a California company to take over this city's empty jail were put on hold Monday, following last week's revelations th...

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American Police Force And Hardin: Mysterious Security Firm Gets Control Of Empty Montana Jail

TPMMuckraker | Justin Elliott | Posted 09.30.2009 | Home

Read More: Detainees, Training, Gitmo, Guantanamo, Xe, Becky Shay, Aleksandar Karageorgevich, Empty Jail, Billings Gazette, Blackwater, American Police Force, City of Hardin Police Department, Jail, Vaccine, Swine Flu, Serbia, Hardin, H1n1, Conspiracy Theories, Prince Aleksandar Karageorgevich, Serbian Prince, Who Is American Police Force, Who Is APF, What Is American Police Force, Security Firm, New Jail, Santa Ana, Reporter, Counter Terrorism, Terrorism, Law Enforcement, Montanta, Apf, Home News

A shadowy private security company that has no known clients but claims to have helped foreign governments combat terrorism and will protect anything ...

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Diebold's Demise Bad For Elections Administration

David Segal | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Xe, Elections Systems and Software, Chuck Hagel, Oklahoma, Blackwater, Premier Elections Systems, George W. Bush, Diebold, Politics News
David Segal

That Diebold might be on the verge of disappearing from the political landscape could be mistaken for reason to celebrate. Its successor would manage elections for 70% of voters.

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Blackwater Offers Training To 'Faith Based Organizations'

RebelReports | Posted 11.16.2009 | World

Read More: Erik Prince, Xe Blackwater, Blackwater Security, Blackwater, Blackwater Iraq, Greystone, "Personal Security Awareness" Program, Blackwater USA, Blackwater Training Program, Xe, Blackwater Investigation, Erik Prince Blackwater, World News

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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Stand Up, Mr. President!

Murray Fromson | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taliban, Xe, Barack Obama, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan, Blackwater, Osama Bin Laden, Politics News
Murray Fromson

If Obama is beginning to look like a wimp, now's the time to show the American people they're wrong by putting the brakes on the legion of private contractors in Afghanistan.

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Blackwater Gets Iraq Contract Extended by State Dept

ABC News | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Blackwater, Blackwater State Department, Blackwater Iraq, Xe, Blackwater Contract, Politics News

The State Department has extended a contract with controversial private security firm Blackwater, ABC News has learned. The contract was due to expire...

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Private Military and Security Companies Wanted for Hire by CIA as "Hitmen"?

Amnesty International | Posted 09.27.2009 | Home

Read More: Nisour Square, Human Rights, Department of Defense, Cia, Private Contractors, Blackwater, Xe, Iraq, Department of State, Home News
Amnesty International

Congress needs to pass legislation that will close the legal vacuum in which private military and security companies are operating.

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State Department Still Paying Blackwater More Than $400M -- Despite Public Break With Company

nytimes.com | MARK LANDLER and MARK MAZZETTI | Posted 09.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: U.S. Military, Blackwater, Afghanistan, Private Secruity Companies, United States Foreign Policy, Terror Tactics, Xe, Iraq, War in Iraq, State Department, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Despite publicly breaking with an American private security company in Iraq, the State Department continues to award the company, former...

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

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Erik Prince, Central Intelligence Agency, Cia, Blackwater, Terrorism, Private Security Contractors, Terror Suspects, Blackwater USA, Xe, Al Qaeda, Politics News

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 Founder Erik Prince Implicated in Murder

thenation.com | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: u.s. Millitary, Erik Prince, Weapons, Weapons Manufacturing, Erik Prince Blackwater, Virginia, US Marines, Weapons Transportaion, Blackwater, Blackwater Worldwide, War in Iraq, Erik Prince Murder, Xe, US State Department, Erik Prince on Trial, Politics News

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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Blackwater Still Working in Iraq, Providing "Armed" Guards to International Republican Institute

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 07.11.2009 | World

Read More: John McCain, Nisour Square, Erik Prince, Blackwater, Susan Burke, Greystone, International Republican Institute, Xe, Iraq, Iri, World News
Jeremy Scahill

As Blackwater gets sued again today for an alleged civilian killing in Iraq, new allegations surface about the company's continued presence there--using different corporate names.

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UPDATE: Blackwater Denies Destroying Evidence In Case Of Three Iraqis Killed By Guards

The Huffington Post | Cara Parks | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Blackwater Lawsuit, Erik Prince, Blackwater, Blackwater Iraq, Xe, Politics News

UPDATED: Xe spokeswoman Anne Tyrrell emailed The Huffington Post to respond: "Xe has strong internal and external document preservation controls and c...

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US Contractors In Afghanistan Violated Gun Policy, Says US Military

AP | HEIDI VOGT | Posted 06.19.2009 | World

Read More: Blackwater May 5, Afghanistan Blackwater, Blackwater, Afghanistan, War Wire, Kabul, Blackwater Afghanistan, Blackwater Xe, Xe, World News

KABUL — Four U.S. contractors for the company formerly known as Blackwater were not authorized to carry weapons when they were involved in a dea...

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Blackwater Iraq Contract Expires; Operations Will Continue Temporarily

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 06.07.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq, Blackwater, Blackwater Iraq, Blackwater Iraq Contract, Blackwater Contract, Xe, Blackwater Xe, Blackwater USA, Blackwater Security, Iraq Blackwater, Iraq War, Iraq Contractors, Private Contractors, Private Security Contractors, War Wire, World News

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

Read More: Iraq, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Blackwater, Blackwater Iraq, Blackwater USA, Blackwater Security, Blackwater Guards, Iraq Blackwater, Xe, War Wire, Politics News

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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Putting Today's 'Pirate' Attack in Context

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 05.09.2009 | World

Read More: Yemen, Maersk Alabama, Johann Hari, Department of Defense, Blackwater, AP Maersk, Somali Pirates, Pirates, Somalia, Xe, Pentagon Contractors, US Navy, World News
Jeremy Scahill

Take this fact: Over $300 million worth of tuna, shrimp, and lobster are "being stolen every year by illegal trawlers" off Somalia's coast, forcing the fishing industry there into a state of virtual non-existence.

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Two Mothers, Two Lost Son -- One Common Goal

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 05.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jerry Zovco, Casey Sheehan, Charles Karel Bouley, Blackwater, Karel, George W. Bush, Xe, Afghanistan, Iraq, Donna Zovco, Cindy Sheehan, Fallujiah, Politics News
Charles Karel Bouley

Jerry Zovko and Casey Sheehan changed the course of the war, by changing public opinions, but more importantly, by changing their mothers into accountability crusaders.

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"Mission Accomplished" Bush Gets the Last Laugh in Iraq and Afghanistan

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 04.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Al Qaeda, " Project for New American Century, "Afghan Arabs, Pakistan, General Raymond Odierno, George W. Bush, Xe, General David Petraeus, "Soft Power, Obama Administration, Iraq, Robert Kagan, Pnac, Dick Cheney, Kbr, Blackwater, Kashmir, Iraq Policy, Middle East. Baghdad, Inter-Services Intelligence, President Barack Obama, Isi, Halliburton, Iraq Occupation, Afghan Policy, Afghanistan War, The Foreign Policy Initiative, Thomas Ricks, " General Pervez Musharraf, " Iraq War, Afghanistan, India, William Kristol, "Mission Accomplished, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

For years, George W. Bush has been roundly criticized, even lampooned, for declaring "Mission Accomplished" in Iraq. But maybe declaring "Mission Accomplished" was not that crazy after all.

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AIG and the Undeserving Rich

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 04.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Reagan Administration, David Lynch Movie, Xe, Charles Blow, Bailout, Economic Meltdown, Cnbc, Aig, Blue Velvet Movie, Blackwater, Bank Bailout, Rick Santelli, " American Film Institute, Financial Crisis, Gordon Gekko, AIG Bailout, AIG CEO Edward Liddy, Bonuses, Economic Crisis, "Joe the Plumber, A.I.G., Congress, Undeserving Rich, American International Group, The Daily Show, Jim Cramer, Taxpayer Bonuses, Oliver Stone Movie, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Jon Stewart, New York Times, Plutocracy, Ed Gillespie, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Edward Liddy, Bonus Controversy, Wall Street Movie, Week in Review, Business News
Joseph A. Palermo

For years unbridled capitalism has beat down and bloodied the working middle class in this country. Those chickens are now coming home to roost.

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President Obama, Why Did You Pay Blackwater $70 Million in February? [Updated]

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 04.17.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq War, Erik Prince, Blackwater, Afghanistan, Blackwater Iraq, President Obama, Blackwater-Obama, Iraq Occupation, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Xe, Barack Obama, State Department, Arlen Specter, World News
Jeremy Scahill

With the US economy in shambles and millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet and keep their homes, Obama needs to explain to US taxpayers how they justify mega-payments to Blackwater.

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Government May Be Paying Blackwater To Work In Iraq Illegally

Washington Times | Posted 04.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Blackwater Guards, Private Contractors, Blackwater Security, Blackwater, Private Security Contractors, Blackwater Iraq, Xe, Iraq Contractors, Blackwater USA, Blackwater Investigation, Iraq, War in Iraq, State Department, Politics News

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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Mercenary King Erik Prince Resigns as Blackwater CEO

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Total Intelligence Solutions, Erik Prince, Afghanistan, Blackwater, Xe, Pirates, Iraq, Gulf of Aden, State Department, Blackwater CEO, Xe CEO Resigns, Erik Prince Blackwater, Erik Prince Blackwater Resigns, Erik Prince Resigns, Blackwater CEO Resigns, Xe CEO, Politics News
Jeremy Scahill

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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Unearthed: The News Without the Chaff

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle | Posted 03.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Gmos, Blackwater, Exxon Mobil, Mercury, Xe, Religious Right, Sustainability, Climate Change, Biotech, Pollution, Alan Keyes, Massey Coal, Media News
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle

Green companies do better during economic downturn, Santorum says the Qur'an was written in 'Islamic', Alan Keyes calls Obama "a radical communist," and more.

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Blackwater's First Television Ad For "Xe"

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Name Change, Blackwater Security, Blackwater, Satire, Blackwater Iraq, Political Satire, Zee, Zed, Blackwater USA, Blackwater Investigation, Xe, Humor and Satire, Z, Erik Prince Blackwater, Politics News
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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