Xe Services LLC

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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

Clients

Affiliations

Notes

  1. Associated Press, "US security firm mired in Iraq controversy changes its name", Guardian.co.uk, 13th Feb 2009, accessed 12th Oct 2010
  2. Scahill, Jeremy "the blackwater plot deepens" Guardian.co.uk, nov 11th 2009, accessed October 16th 2010