Blackwater Watch|Blackwater USA/Worldwide, now called Xe, is the world’s largest private mercenary army with over 20,000 soldiers and its own air force.

Blackwater Worldwide, the contractor that emerged over the last few years as Exhibit A for ugly Americans in Iraq, has decided that the best response is to … change its name. … After Blackwater (Mar 27 ’08); Blackwater Takes Our Advice, Adopts Inscrutable, Opaque Name (Feb 14); Blackwater depicted as an aggressor (Oct 2 ’07); Blackwater USA Back On Limited Iraq Duty, Embassy Resumes “Mission-Essential” Trips Outside Green Zone With Security Contractor (Sep 22 ’07) …

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