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| + | The U.S. Department of State, on September 29th 2010, allocated a chunk of its Worldwide Protective Services (WPS) programme contract to International Development Solutions LLC. This company has apparent links to Blackwater and would appear to be the most recent in a long list of 'shell' or 'front' companies set up by Blackwater to win contracts in the face of controversy surrounding Blackwater agents’ conduct. <ref> Parvaz, D [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/10/201010117237790858.html “’Blackwater’ gets new US contract”] Aljazeera 2nd Oct 2010 accessed on 16th Oct 2010 </ref> <ref> Public Intelligence [http://publicintelligence.net/blackwater-used-more-than-30-front-companies-to-obtain-government-contracts/ “Blackwater Used More Than 30 Front Companies to Obtain Government Contracts”] Public Intelligence Online, 6th Sept 2010, accessed on 16th Oct 2010 </ref> | ||
==Clients== | ==Clients== | ||
Revision as of 13:18, 16 October 2010
Introduction
History
Xe Services LLC (Xe)was formed in February 2009 as a re-branding of Blackwater Worldwide after the Blackwater brand came under scrutiny following reports that contractors of the company had orchestrated a bloody civillian cull in an Iraqi Square in 2007. Blackwater itself was founded in 1997 by former navy seal Erik Prince in Moyock, North Carolina. [1]
Controversies/Issues
Quotes
People
Erik Prince Founder and owner of Xe Services, erik prince has been witnessed as stating that he "views himself as a Christian crusader tasked with eliminating Muslims and the Islamic faith from the globe" by former employees. [2]
Contracts
The U.S. Department of State, on September 29th 2010, allocated a chunk of its Worldwide Protective Services (WPS) programme contract to International Development Solutions LLC. This company has apparent links to Blackwater and would appear to be the most recent in a long list of 'shell' or 'front' companies set up by Blackwater to win contracts in the face of controversy surrounding Blackwater agents’ conduct. [3] [4]
Clients
Affiliations
Notes
- ↑ Associated Press, "US security firm mired in Iraq controversy changes its name", Guardian.co.uk, 13th Feb 2009, accessed 12th Oct 2010
- ↑ Scahill, Jeremy "the blackwater plot deepens" Guardian.co.uk, nov 11th 2009, accessed October 16th 2010
- ↑ Parvaz, D “’Blackwater’ gets new US contract” Aljazeera 2nd Oct 2010 accessed on 16th Oct 2010
- ↑ Public Intelligence “Blackwater Used More Than 30 Front Companies to Obtain Government Contracts” Public Intelligence Online, 6th Sept 2010, accessed on 16th Oct 2010