WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The CIA hired private contractors at Blackwater USA for a clandestine effort to assassinate al-Qaida operatives, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department says it will no longer require the services of Blackwater Worldwide in Iraq.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Blackwater Worldwide, the security contractor that protects American diplomats in Baghdad, may be banned by Iraq next year, the U.S. State Department warns.
WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- Government officials were misled by Blackwater in order to obtain lucrative contracts, U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., said.
WASHINGTON, May 18 (UPI) -- U.S. security contractor Blackwater has overcome a rash of negative publicity to record steady business growth, The Raleigh (N.C.) News & Observer said Sunday.
WASHINGTON, May 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department has renewed a contract for the Blackwater private military company to protect American diplomats in Iraq, officials said.
WASHINGTON, April 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department will renew its contract with Blackwater to provide security for American diplomats in Iraq, an official said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Security analysts say the U.S. company that owns Blackwater is one of a growing number of firms offering spy services to the government.
BAGHDAD, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Iraqi officials said Tuesday their investigation of the killing of Iraqi citizens by Blackwater security personnel indicates the shootings were unprovoked.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department asked the FBI for help in the department's probe into the Sept. 16 shooting incident in Iraq involving private security personnel.
