ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Lawyers for Iraqis killed by Blackwater employees told a U.S. judge Erik Prince, the company's founder, is directly responsible.

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 8 (UPI) -- U.S. security contractor Blackwater USA and its founder Erik Prince have been named in a lawsuit alleging a war crime in Iraq, documents indicate.

WASHINGTON, July 25 (UPI) -- For a moment there it looked like we might not have Blackwater to kick around anymore.

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, April 25 (UPI) -- If you've heard it once, you've heard it countless times: Governments and corporations turn to private military contractors because it is more cost-effective than using regular military forces. But is it true?

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.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- The chief of the private Blackwater security firm on contract in Iraq said employees being investigated in Baghdad will never enter the Iraqi legal system.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- An injured Iraqi and relatives of three Iraqis killed by security contractors employed by Blackwater USA filed suit Thursday in Washington against the company.

BAGHDAD, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. military reports appear to support the Iraqi government's contention that private Blackwater USA security guards wantonly opened fire on civilians.