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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

3 years ago

In this Dec. 31, 2020, file photo, pardoned Blackwater contractor Evan Liberty poses for a photo in Washington.

After pardon, Blackwater guard defiant: ‘I acted correctly’

Evan Liberty is one of four former Blackwater contractors pardoned by President Donald Trump, freeing them from prison after a 2007 shooting rampage in Baghdad that killed more than a dozen Iraqi civilians.

3 years ago

Ex-Blackwater contractor sentenced to life in Iraq shootings

A former Blackwater security contractor was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for his role in the 2007 shooting of unarmed civilians in Iraq that left 14 people dead.

5 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.

5 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

5 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, AP

5 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.

5 years ago

DynCorp CEO George Krivo talks sale rumors, its rebound and Blackwater

And as much as DynCorp may be for sale, the CEO reveals the company's interest in mergers and acquisition opportunities.

6 years ago

Here’s the blueprint for Erik Prince’s $5 billion plan to privatize the Afghanistan war

The U.S. has spent $1 trillion in Afghanistan. The Blackwater founder asks, is it time to try something new?

By Tara Copp, AP

6 years ago

Source: Blackwater founder considering Wyoming Senate bid

Blackwater Worldwide founder Erik Prince is considering a Republican primary challenge to Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, a senior member of the Senate GOP leadership team, in a race that could pit the party’s establishment against insurgents fueled by allies of President Donald Trump.

7 years ago

MISFIRE: A private air force?

Turning over the war in Afghanistan to a shadowy company based in Dubai? Not a good idea.

7 years ago

US court upends murder conviction of Blackwater contractor

A federal appeals court on Friday overturned the first-degree murder conviction of a former Blackwater security contractor, ordering a new trial for the man prosecutors say fired the first shots in the 2007 slayings of 14 Iraqi civilians at a crowded traffic circle in Baghdad.

7 years ago

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