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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Xe Services LLC (Xe)was formed in February 2009 as a re-branding of Blackwater Worldwide. Blackwater was founded in 1997 by former navy seal Erik Prince. <ref>Associated Press, "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/13/blackwater-changes-name-xe US security firm mired in Iraq controversy changes its name]", ''Guardian.co.uk'', 13th Feb 2009, accessed 12th Oct 2010</ref> | + | 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. <ref>Associated Press, "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/13/blackwater-changes-name-xe US security firm mired in Iraq controversy changes its name]", ''Guardian.co.uk'', 13th Feb 2009, accessed 12th Oct 2010</ref> |
==Controversies/Issues== | ==Controversies/Issues== | ||
Revision as of 15:24, 12 October 2010
Contents
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
Funding
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
