Latest "Blackwater" stories

DoD really has no idea who it’s hired to do private security, report finds

The Defense Department doesn't know how many private security contractors it has.

By Meghann Myers

20 months ago

‘I hope she’s scarred for life’ — Recalling my time as a Blackwater mercenary

The author recalls being in Iraq the day that seven Blackwater security contractors were killed in a helicopter crash.

By By Morgan Lerette

2 years ago

House intel chair plans criminal referral for Blackwater founder

Questions have long surrounded a mysterious meeting between Erik Prince and a Russian with ties to that country's president.

4 years ago

Blackwater founder Erik Prince’s new company has reportedly set up shop in Iraq

Blackwater founder Erik Prince's new company is reportedly operating in Iraq, a country from which his former company was banned for killing civilians.

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider

4 years ago

Mattis is out, and Blackwater is back: ‘We are coming’

Mattis' resignation may revive plans to privatize the Afghanistan war.

By Tara Copp

4 years ago

Ex-Blackwater contractor found guilty in 2007 Iraq shooting

A former Blackwater security contractor was convicted Wednesday of murder at his third trial in the 2007 shooting of unarmed civilians in Iraq.

4 years ago