Blackwater Air To Asked To Leave Iraq

Blackwater to leave Iraq.

Blackwater Guards Face Charges For Killing 17 Civilians In Iraq

Employees of Blackwater will face criminal charges for the shooting of 17 Iraqi civilians.

Blackwater v. Judge Ryan: Malpractice Suit Dismissed

That litigious private army Blackwater had their malpractice suit against Wiley Rein and C.A.A.F. Judge Margaret A. Ryan dismissed by the D.C. Superior Court. Blackwater filed the lawsuit in January 2008, claiming Wiley lawyers, including Judge Ryan, neglected critical case law while defending a wrongful-death case brought on behalf of four Blackwater employees [...]

Blackwater Worldwide: Sues City Of San Diego Over West-Coast Traning Facility

Readers of Dreadnaught know that Blackwater Worldwide is does not shy away from controversy. Whether it be providing security in for the Department of State in Iraq, being asked to leave Iraq, or statement by its owner Erik D. Prince. Blackwater has been planning for a west-coast campus for some time, but San [...]

Blackwater Worldwide: Not So Welcome In San Diego

Blackwater Worldwide was planning to open a training facility outside San Diego. Not so fast, says the mayor of San Diego.
On Monday, Sanders told his development services director, Kelly Broughton, that Blackwater’s permits, which had been issued by city staff, will require more scrutiny than the staff-level review.
Broughton then sent a letter to Blackwater [...]

Blackwater Worldwide Invades California

According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, Blackwater Worldwide is:
planning to open an indoor training center in Otay Mesa to train Navy personnel after abandoning its controversial proposal to build a larger facility on a ranch in Potrero.
Brian Bonfiglio, a Blackwater vice president, said the facility will operate out of a 61,600-square-foot building in a business [...]

We Are Blackwater: New Book From Blackwater Worldwide CEO Erik Prince

The CEO and owner of Blackwater Worldwide, Erik D. Prince, has signed a book deal with Regnery Publishing. The book is billed as,

the only insider’s account of the controversial company that has supplied bodyguards and support-and-rescue personnel to hot spots around the world,

Jonathan Lee Riches v. Blackwater USA

In a complaint entitled “Contract Killing My Life,” the JLR takes on Blackwater USA and others.
 
The text of the complaint:

 

 
Jonathan Lee Riches©, Plaintiff v. Blackwater USA; Blackwater Security Consulting Inc.; Blackwater Lodge and Training Center Inc.; Erik Prince d/b/a Blackwater Fonder; The Prince Group; Halliburton Inc.; Kellogg Brown & Root Services Inc “KBR”; L-3 [...]

Blackwater Must Leave Iraq

According to CNN, Iraq’s prime minister wants Blackwater out of Iraq. This insistence comes on the heals of a number or problems with Blackwater USA, including an investigation that concluded Blackwater guards shot Iraqi civilians without provocation. This will result in a a difficult negotiation between the U.S. Department of State and the [...]

Hired Guns: Necessary For The Military

Paul Krugman, in his editorial Hired Gun Fetish, tries to explain the use of private contractors, such as Blackwater, in Iraq as a “vast experiment concocted by mad political scientists.” Mr. Krugman quotes Machiavelli, gives examples of private security contractor’s misconduct in Iraq, and suggests this is all some grand scheme by the [...]