Blackwater (Now Xe) Still Working In Iraq

[sabra]

Source: CBS News/AP

Different Name, No License, But Same Faces Still Working For U.S. Government

(AP) Armed guards from the security firm once known as Blackwater Worldwide are still protecting U.S. diplomats in Iraq, even though the company has no license to operate there and has been told by the State Department its contracts will not be renewed two years after a lethal firefight that stirred outrage in Baghdad.

Private security guards employed by the company, now known as Xe, are slated to continue ground operations in parts of Iraq long into the summer, far longer than had previously been acknowledged, government officials told The Associated Press.

In addition, helicopters working for Xe's aviation wing, Presidential Airways, will provide air security for U.S. diplomatic convoys into September, almost two years after the Iraqi government first said it wanted the firm out.

The Washington Times first reported that Blackwater, or Xe, signed a $22.2 million deal in February with the State Department to keep the company working there through most of the summer.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/21/iraq/main4958842.shtml?tag=topHome;topStories

[rcrush]

1. Did they promise to stop using Iraqis as target practice when they are bored?

[onehandle]

2. Pronounced "she." nt

[stillcool]

3. There are plenty more ..

Private Security Corporations to pick up the slack.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

4. Are we the taxpayers paying for Blackwater's contract?

[Baby Snooks]

5. Don't Ask, Don't Tell...

That's the new policy of the new Clinton administration. Particularly with regard to Blackwater. And the CIA. And to Wall Street. And to everything else. Worked well with the military so why not?

Rahmbo's the man. The Clinton's man. Rahmbo Rove. His Grey Eminence. But instead of serving the throne in front of the curtain, he's serving the throne behind the curtain.

?

[Amonester]

6. 'Change' in name only...

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:
For The Bonu$$es Of Haliburton's CEO



Out Of Iraq Now

[izquierdista]

7. An appropriate name change

Just as blackwater will cause illness and is possibly fatal to drink, Xe can't support life and is toxic to breathe.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

8. I know but I wonder. Was Dysentery copyrighted already? nt

[dixiegrrrrl]

9. Notice the total look of surprise on my face............

not

[pinniped]

10. I always knew this license was a bunch of BS.

The Iraqi gov. pretended to make a big fuss about not reissuing them a license to operate after they massacred those civilians.

even though the company has no license to operate there

See, you don't need no stinking license.