Blackwater Worldwide

Blackwater Worldwide

Blackwater Worldwide is an independent security firm best known for its involvement in ground operations during the Iraq War.

By MARK MAZZETTI & JAMES RISEN The New York Times WASHINGTON | Top executives at Blackwater Worldwide authorized secret payments of about $1 million to Iraqi officials that were intended to silence their criticism and to buy their support after a September 2007 episode in which Blackwater security guards fatally shot 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad, according to former company...  
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