http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Blackwater_WorldwideFind stories, videos, and photos about Blackwater Worldwide from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:10:37 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Blackwater_Worldwide14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Blackwater Worldwide from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/20/blackwater.charged.dropped/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/20/blackwater.charged.dropped/index.html#cnnSTCTextFederal prosecutors in Washington announced Friday they will dismiss a manslaughter charge against one of the Blackwater contractors charged in a high-profile shooting incident in Baghdad, Iraq, two years ago.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:20:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/12/pakistan.peshawar.blasts.blackwater/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/12/pakistan.peshawar.blasts.blackwater/index.html#cnnSTCTextA senior al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan has blamed the U.S. security firm formerly known as Blackwater as being behind the recent spate of deadly attacks in the Pakistani city of Peshawar.Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:51:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/11/iraq.blackwater/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/11/iraq.blackwater/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former vice president of the Blackwater private security company said he was "unaware of any plot or guidance for Blackwater to bribe Iraqi officials" as rage erupted over the killings of 17 civilians by the company's security guards more than two years ago.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:07:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/20/blackwater.cia.ties/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/20/blackwater.cia.ties/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe private military contractor formerly known as Blackwater has held classified contracts with the Central Intelligence Agency for nearly a decade, but an allegation that the contractor was part of a secret CIA program to kill al Qaeda operatives -- if true -- would take the relationship to a whole new level.Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/08/20/cia.blackwater/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/08/20/cia.blackwater/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Central Intelligence Agency hired the private security firm Blackwater USA in 2004 to work on a covert program aimed at targeting and potentially killing top al Qaeda leaders, according to a source familiar with the program.Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/08/07/iraq.blackwater.xe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/08/07/iraq.blackwater.xe/index.html#cnnSTCTextA member of Congress Friday called on the State Department to stop doing business with Xe, the North Carolina-based security company formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide.Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/08/04/iraq.blackwater.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/08/04/iraq.blackwater.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo former Blackwater employees have made statements against Blackwater Worldwide and its founder Erik Prince, accusing the security company and its former CEO of murder and other serious crimes in Iraq, according to court documents filed this week.Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/18/iraq.copter.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/18/iraq.copter.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextA helicopter from private military contractor Xe crashed outside Baghdad on Friday, killing two crew members and leaving two other injured, a company spokeswoman said.Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/simons.blackwater/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/simons.blackwater/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe company formerly known as Blackwater, now called Xe much to its chagrin, has been at the center of the contractor debate for years.Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/23/simons.falluja/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/23/simons.falluja/index.html#cnnSTCTextMarch 31, 2004, started early for the four men and the convoy they were escorting. Their differences set aside for the time being, the men hopped into their Pajeros and pulled out, heading to the heart of Falluja.Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/19/simons.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/19/simons.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe group would be met by a Blackwater security team in Kabul, Afghanistan. They would be escorted from one meeting to another with employees of the Department of State, the CIA, and the Department of Defense. Erik Prince wanted to know how his company was being perceived half a world away from the Washington media.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/16/blackwater.audit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/16/blackwater.audit/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe State Department failed to seek $55 million in penalties from the American security firm once known as Blackwater for not properly complying with its security contract for protecting diplomatic personnel in Iraq, an audit shows.Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/27/afghanistan.contractors/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/27/afghanistan.contractors/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo U.S. security contractors involved in the shooting death of an Afghan civilian said they were pressured to say they had been drinking in order to protect the company's contract.Wed, 27 May 2009 15:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/16/afghanistan.contractors/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/16/afghanistan.contractors/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour security contractors under investigation by the U.S. military for a shooting in Afghanistan are being held against their will by their former employer, their lawyer told CNN on Saturday.Sun, 17 May 2009 02:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/07/iraq.blackwater/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/07/iraq.blackwater/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe troubled Blackwater era ends in Iraq on Thursday as another firm takes over the once-dominant company's security services contract in Baghdad.Thu, 07 May 2009 14:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/03/31/blackwater.falluja.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/03/31/blackwater.falluja.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTextDonna Zovko will have to wait to travel to Falluja to see where her son died in one of the Iraq war's most infamous attacks.Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/01/us.iraq.security/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/01/us.iraq.security/index.html#cnnSTCTextHerndon, Virginia-based Triple Canopy has been awarded the security services contract in Baghdad, a State Department source told CNN Tuesday.Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/03/02/blackwater.prince/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/03/02/blackwater.prince/index.html#cnnSTCTextErik Prince, founder of the Blackwater Worldwide security firm, announced Monday he has resigned as head of the company, recently renamed Xe.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:56:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/30/us.blackwater.contract/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/30/us.blackwater.contract/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe State Department will not renew the contract of security contractor Blackwater Worldwide when it expires in May, a senior State Department official said Friday.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/29/iraq.blackwater/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/29/iraq.blackwater/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraq will not grant an operating license to security firm Blackwater Worldwide, an Interior Ministry official said Thursday.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:46:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/06/blackwater.plea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/06/blackwater.plea/index.html#cnnSTCTextFive former Blackwater Worldwide security guards pleaded not guilty Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter charges and other crimes stemming from a shooting incident in Baghdad that left 17 Iraqis dead.Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:47:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/13/blackwater.relatives/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/13/blackwater.relatives/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. prosecutors met Saturday with dozens of Iraqis to discuss the case of five former Blackwater Worldwide guards accused in a shooting that killed 17 in 2007.Sun, 14 Dec 2008 09:34:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/08/iraq.blackwater.indictment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/08/iraq.blackwater.indictment/index.html#cnnSTCTextFive former Blackwater Worldwide security guards indicted on voluntary manslaughter and other charges in connection with killings in Iraq were released on their own recognizance Monday after a court hearing.Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:07:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/07/iraq.blackwater.indictment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/07/iraq.blackwater.indictment/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Justice Department on Monday plans to unveil charges against five former Blackwater Worldwide security guards stemming from a 2007 shooting that killed 17 Iraqis in Baghdad, according to several sources with knowledge of the investigation.Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:59:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/06/iraq.blackwater.indictment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/06/iraq.blackwater.indictment/index.html#cnnSTCTextFive former Blackwater security guards, indicted in a 2007 shooting incident in Baghdad that left 17 Iraqis dead, will surrender to the FBI on Monday, a source told CNN on Saturday.Sun, 07 Dec 2008 14:28:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/05/iraq.blackwater.indictment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/05/iraq.blackwater.indictment/index.html#cnnSTCTextFive security guards from Blackwater Worldwide have been indicted on charges related to a 2007 shooting in which 17 Iraqis were killed in a Baghdad square, two sources said Friday.Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:12:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/11/14/blackwater.justice/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/11/14/blackwater.justice/index.html#cnnSTCTextJustice Department prosecutors are moving closer to seeking indictments for a small number of Blackwater security guards in connection with the deadly shootings of 17 Iraqi civilians in 2007.Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:13:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1853840,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1853840,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBlackwater Worldwide and other private security firms are joining the battle against pirates plaguing one of the world's most important shipping lanes off the coast of SomaliaSun, 26 Oct 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/18/blackwater.guards/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/18/blackwater.guards/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecurity contractor Blackwater said any guards who acted improperly in a deadly 2007 shooting in Baghdad should be held accountable, but believes its team acted in self-defense, a company spokeswoman said.Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/01/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/01/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecurity contractors working in Iraq will no longer receive immunity from prosecution in that nation under a deal being brokered by Iraqi and U.S. officials, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said.Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/05/27/blackwater.grand.jury/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/05/27/blackwater.grand.jury/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree Iraqis testified Tuesday in a federal grand jury investigation of a deadly Baghdad shooting involving security contractors from Blackwater Worldwide.Wed, 28 May 2008 01:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1739014,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1739014,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBlackwater Worldwide, the security contractor blamed by an angry Iraqi government for the shooting deaths of 17 civilians, is not expected to face criminal chargesSat, 10 May 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/05/iraq.blackwater/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/05/iraq.blackwater/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. State Department's renewal of Blackwater's contract to provide security in Iraq "is bad news," an adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said.Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/04/04/blackwater/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/04/04/blackwater/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe State Department will renew its contract with Blackwater to provide security in Iraq, Greg Starr, acting assistant secretary of state for diplomatic security, said Friday.Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:02:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1728192,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1728192,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAmid investigations into fatal shootings of civilians and allegations of tax violations, Blackwater USA's multimillion-dollar contract to protect diplomats in Baghdad has been renewed, the State Department said FridaySat, 05 Apr 2008 01:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1706121,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1706121,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Bush Administration faces a political decision over whether to renew the contract of the security firm protecting U.S. officials in Iraq Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:00:00 EST