Blackwater Worldwide

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Blackwater Worldwide (formerly BlackwaterUSA) is part of the Prince Group and one of the largest private military contractors in the world. Their name was officially changed to Xe (Pronounced "Zee") Services, LLC, but to avoid getting confused, we will continue to use the old name here.

• Stop Blackwater Presentation, by Raymond Lutz -- This video is your best starting point! (updated April, 2009)

Hot news

• Stop Blackwater Conference - Saturday April 25th - Unitarian Universalist Church of Stockton, located at 219 North Pearl Street in Stockton. Info...
• Blackwater In Southwestern College - a proposal to let Blackwater use on-campus conference rooms in trade for students using shooting range in Blackwater Otay facility.

Background

• Main Corporate site: http://www.blackwaterusa.com
• Blackwater Potrero - Details public resistance to the Blackwater Mercenary Camp in Potrero, just miles from the US-Mex border. We won this one, due primarily to intense public scrutiny and outcry.
• Blackwater Otay - Their secret facility in Otay Mesa, just blocks from the US-Mex border was "outed" on April 22, 2008. Blackwater claims their permits were legitimate under the names Southwest Law Enforcement and Raven Development.
  • Blackwater In Southwestern College - a proposal to let Blackwater use on-campus conference rooms in trade for students using shooting range in Blackwater Otay facility.
• Blackwater In Moyock - Their North Carolina facility is in Moyock. Includes aerial photos.
• Blackwater North - About 125 miles west of Chicago.
  • "Blackwater Rising" Chicago abc segment on Blackwater North: http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=investigative&id=5267983
  • http://www.noprivatearmies.org - Activist group organizing to fight the Blackwater North facility.
• Other Blackwater-like facilities:
  • Procinctu Group - located in Riverside County, California
  • Covert Canyon - located in East San Diego County, California
  • Wind Zero - located in Imperial County, California, just east of San Diego County.

• Congressional Oversight Of Blackwater - Rep. Henry Waxman chairs the oversight committee charged with investigating the misdeeds of Blackwater. Collected documents, video, and comment.
• Blackwater Related Legislation - A number of bills have been proposed to help counter the privatization trend and make contractors accountable to law.
• Agencies Using Blackwater Training -- A list of law enforcement agencies who do use or have used Blackwater for training.

• Family members of Blackwater employees killed in Fallujah testify on capitol hill: View Video Rep. Waxman investigates waste, fraud, and abuse by layers of federal contractors.
• Journalist Jeremy Scahill Charts the Rise of Blackwater USA on NPR's Fresh Air: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=8992128
• Are Blackwater Employees Mercenaries - Discussion and editorial about this difficult question.
• Blackwater Revenue - How much do they make??
• Blackwater Worldwide Relationship Map is interactive. Click around to explore relations in the map. (Moved to its own page as it was slow loading.)
• Blackwater Federal Firearms License - Records from the Federal Firearms License relating to Blackwater
• Blackwater Gsa Offerings - GSA contract information, including pricing.

Recent Articles and Media:

• All Blackwater News Media - This page contains all the news media about Blackwater that has been submitted to the site. Some media that is very important was recently submitted to the site but has an earlier publication date... You can find it here. This is the most recently published 20 articles, most recent first.
• San Diego City Council Meeting 2009-06-16: settle with Blackwater for $150,000 -- Raymond Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2009-06-16. Council agreed to ask Blackwater to forgive the debt and to improve internal system to avoid future misuse by unscrupulous companies.
• San Diego City Settlement with Blackwater for $150,000 regarding Otay Mesa facility. -- Raymond Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2009-06-16 Includes comments about the City Council Meeting.
• Southwestern College Governing Board meeting, 2009-06-10 -- Raymond Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2009-06-10 Videos available for entire meeting and Blackwater Comments only. Includes Agenda item #21 "TASK FORCE FOR FIRING RANGE"
• Sailors on Blackwater anti-piracy ship claim harrassment -- Bill Sizemore, Virginian Pilot, 2009-05-14 Includes lawsuit complaints.
• Forum Held Over Southwestern College's Contract With Military Security Firm XE -- ", Kfmb Radio, 2009-05-14 Blackwater In Southwestern College
• Memorandum of Understanding between Xe Services, LLC and Southwestern Community College District -- ", Southwestern College, 2009-05-13 Blackwater In Southwestern College
• Baja California Police Train With US Navy -- Amy Isackson, Kpbs News, 2009-05-13 Regional Security Summit
• Southwestern College Board, 2009-05-13, Blackwater-Xe Item -- Raymond Lutz, Citizens Oversight.org, 2009-05-13 3 Parts; Blackwater In Southwestern College
• Letter from CitizensOversight to SouthwesternCollege Governing Board regarding renegotiated XeBlackwater Agreement. -- Raymond Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2009-05-12 Blackwater In Southwestern College
• Blackwater, now Xe, era ends in Iraq -- ", upi.com, 2009-05-07
• Wind Zero discussion at Imperial Valley College, 2009-05-06 -- Raymond Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2009-05-06 Imperial Valley College
• 22 Arrested at Blackwater's Illinois Compound -- Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports, 2009-04-28 Includes pictures of the event and arrests during civil disobedience.
• Blackwater out of Iraq? No, not yet -- Matthew Lee, Mike Baker, Associated Press, 2009-04-20
• Injured war zone contractors fight to get care -- ", Los Angeles Times, 2009-04-16
• Southwestern College Board Meeting, 2009-04-15, Blackwater Comments -- Raymond Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2009-04-15 Blackwater In Southwestern College Features Congressman Bob Filner
• Congressman Bob Filner to address Southwestern College Governing Board to Oppose Blackwater Agreement -- Raymond Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2009-04-15 Blackwater In Southwestern College
• Interview on Stanford Radio -- Raymond Lutz, ", 2009-04-06 Blackwater In Southwestern College
• Lawsuit targets Xe over Iraq shootings -- ", Associated Press, 2009-04-02 The complaint alleges three security guards for the state-run Iraqi Media Network were shot by Blackwater security as the guards tried to move along a slowing car in the King Faisal Square traffic circle in February 2007.
• Stop Blackwater Presentation, April 2009 -- Raymond Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2009-04-02 Blackwater In Southwestern College
• Minutes of Southwestern College March 11 Meeting Regarding Blackwater -- ", Southwestern College, 2009-04-01 Blackwater In Southwestern College

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-- Raymond Lutz - 14 Aug 2007