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| − | [[Erik Prince]] is the founder and chairman of [[Xe Services]], formerly [[Blackwater Worldwide]].<ref> Right Web [http://www.rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/Prince_Erik Erik Prince] 2nd aug 2010, accessed 11 January 2010 </ref>. | + | [[Erik Prince]] is the founder and former chairman of [[Xe Services]], formerly [[Blackwater Worldwide]] until 2009.<ref> Right Web [http://www.rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/Prince_Erik Erik Prince] 2nd aug 2010, accessed 11 January 2010 </ref> He stepped down from its board in 2009 and later moved to Abu Dhabi where he set up another security company [[Reflex Responses]] in 2010. |
| − | ==External | + | Prince is now chairman of the Hong Kong-listed [[Frontier Services Group]], which operates in Africa and provides 'innovative, cost-effective, sustainable solutions to [clients] logistical, infrastructure, transport, and supply chain challenges'. <ref> Christopher Brauchli, [http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/10/31/haunted-by-blackwater/ Warriors of the Private Sector: Haunted by Blackwater], Counterpunch, Weekend edition 2 November 2014, accessed same day, </ref> |
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| + | ==External resources== | ||
*RightWeb, [http://www.rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/3361.html Erik Prince] | *RightWeb, [http://www.rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/3361.html Erik Prince] | ||
*Guy Adams, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/prince-of-mercenaries-who-wreaked-havoc-in-iraq-turns-up-in-somalia-2191270.html 'Prince of Mercenaries' who wreaked havoc in Iraq turns up in Somalia], Independent, 22 January 2011. | *Guy Adams, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/prince-of-mercenaries-who-wreaked-havoc-in-iraq-turns-up-in-somalia-2191270.html 'Prince of Mercenaries' who wreaked havoc in Iraq turns up in Somalia], Independent, 22 January 2011. | ||
| − | *Mark Mazzetti and Emily B. Hager, [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/15/world/middleeast/15prince.html?_r=2&ref=middleeast Secret Desert Force Set Up by Blackwater’s Founder], New York Times, 14 | + | *Mark Mazzetti and Emily B. Hager, [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/15/world/middleeast/15prince.html?_r=2&ref=middleeast Secret Desert Force Set Up by Blackwater’s Founder], New York Times, 14 May 2011. |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 02:20, 3 November 2014
Erik Prince is the founder and former chairman of Xe Services, formerly Blackwater Worldwide until 2009.[1] He stepped down from its board in 2009 and later moved to Abu Dhabi where he set up another security company Reflex Responses in 2010.
Prince is now chairman of the Hong Kong-listed Frontier Services Group, which operates in Africa and provides 'innovative, cost-effective, sustainable solutions to [clients] logistical, infrastructure, transport, and supply chain challenges'. [2]
External resources
- RightWeb, Erik Prince
- Guy Adams, 'Prince of Mercenaries' who wreaked havoc in Iraq turns up in Somalia, Independent, 22 January 2011.
- Mark Mazzetti and Emily B. Hager, Secret Desert Force Set Up by Blackwater’s Founder, New York Times, 14 May 2011.
Notes
- ↑ Right Web Erik Prince 2nd aug 2010, accessed 11 January 2010
- ↑ Christopher Brauchli, Warriors of the Private Sector: Haunted by Blackwater, Counterpunch, Weekend edition 2 November 2014, accessed same day,
