Blackwater (company) - Wikipedia
WebAcademi, formerly known as Blackwater, is an American private military contractor founded on December 26, 1996, by former Navy SEAL officer Erik Prince. It was renamed Xe Services in 2009, and was again renamed to Academi in 2011, after it was acquired by a group of private investors.
The Dark Truth about Blackwater | Brookings
WebOct 2, 2007 · The Blackwater mess has roiled Capitol Hill and shined light on the many questions surrounding the legal status, management, oversight and accountability of the private military force in Iraq,...
Private Military Companies: Blackwater - Silent Professionals
WebLISTEN: Stars & Stripes “Force for Hire” Podcast Feature – Soldier turned contractor talks Blackwater training, Iraq mission. In 2004, they were one of three private military companies brought in for protective services in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Israel. This contract brought in $488 million. They continued to do work for the ...
Blackwater Trial: What You Need to Know - NBC News
WebJun 9, 2014 · Military. Blackwater Trial: What You Need to Know. Four former guards from the security firm Blackwater Worldwide are facing trial in the killings of 14 Iraqi civilians and the wounding of 18...
Making Sense Of The Blackwater Connection - CBS News
WebAug 21, 2009 · Now the New York Times is reporting that in 2004 the CIA hired Blackwater "as part of a secret program to locate and assassinate top operatives of Al Qaeda." According to the Times, "it is...
4 Insights About Blackwater Founder Erik Prince : NPR
WebAug 31, 2017 · Blackwater won hundreds of millions of dollars of U.S. government contracts in the wars, but the company became associated with some of the most notorious episodes of the American occupation of...
Blackwater Worldwide - The New York Times
WebNews about Blackwater Worldwide, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
How the Blackwater pardons could have a lasting impact: ‘The
WebDec 23, 2020 · Ali Rogin. Leave a comment. How the Blackwater pardons could have a lasting impact: ‘The Americans got away with it’. World Dec 23, 2020 5:41 PM EDT. For many in the United States and Iraq, the...
Blackwater Guards Found Guilty in 2007 Iraq Killings
WebOct 22, 2014 · WASHINGTON — Four former Blackwater Worldwide security guards were convicted and immediately jailed Wednesday for their roles in a deadly 2007 shooting in Baghdad’s Nisour Square that marked a...
US pardons Blackwater guards: An ‘affront to justice’ – UN experts
WebDecember 30, 2020. Undermining humanitarian law. The Geneva Conventions “oblige States to hold war criminals accountable” even when acting “as private security contractors”, the UN experts said,...
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