UKRAINE: Academi (Blackwater) Truth Emerges Blackwater was founded in 1997 by former U.S. Navy SEAL Erik Prince and were one of several private security firms employed by the U.S. government to protect its diplomatic missions overseas. With the outbreak of the Iraq war in 2003 the companys operations expanded and its revenue mushroomed, but a string of controversial killings by its personnel led to a rebranding, first to Xe and then to Academi, its current name. As well as acting as security contractors, Blackwater are seen by some as a private army that can promote U.S. interests without official military involvement. Technically they are a multinational company and can by hired by anyone, but the board of directors includes a number of U.S. establishment figures including John Ashcroft, the former Attorney General, and former NSA chief Bobby Ray Inman.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Mar 2014 14:51:48 +0000
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