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    Post by nkomo Sat Dec 12, 2009 3:44 am

    Well.....this is something I already knew, but here it is in print. Very Happy

    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/blackwater-teams-joined-cia-operations-report/article1396496/



    Washington — Reuters and Associated Press
    Published on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009 11:42PM EST

    Last updated on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009 11:52PM EST


    Private security guards from Blackwater Worldwide participated in some of the CIA's most sensitive operations, including raids on suspected militants in Iraq and Afghanistan, the New York Times reported on Thursday.

    Blackwater's role in Afghanistan began in early 2002 when the CIA hired the private company to guard the perimeter around its station in Kabul's Ariana Hotel, the newspaper reported on its website.

    Now known at Xe Services, Blackwater was also hired as security for the CIA station in Baghdad after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq a year later.

    But the Times said Blackwater's role in both wars changed sharply when its guards began providing security for CIA operatives in the field, sometimes during offensive missions in conjunction with Delta Force or Navy Seals teams.

    Raids on suspected insurgents in Iraq, known as “snatch and grab” operations, began happening almost nightly during the worst years of the war between 2004 and 2006.

    The Times quoted several former Blackwater guards as saying operations to capture and kill militants in Iraq and Afghanistan became so routine that Blackwater personnel sometimes became partners in the missions rather than simply providing the security for the CIA officers.

    The Times also reported that former Blackwater employees said they helped provide security on CIA flights that transported detainees.

    Asked for comment on the report, CIA spokesman George Little did not confirm the role that the Times said Blackwater played but defended the use of contractors on intelligence missions.

    “This agency, like many others, uses contractors in roles that complement and enhance the skills of our own workforce, just as American law permits,” Mr. Little said late Thursday. “Agency staff officers have the decision-making authority and bear responsibility for results.”

    Messages seeking comment left with Xe representatives were not immediately returned late Thursday.

    The Blackwater name burst into the headlines of the Iraq war after a September 2007 shooting in which its guards allegedly killed 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians while escorting a convoy of U.S. diplomats through Baghdad.

    One guard pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with the shooting, which also wounded 20 people. Five others were charged.

    The Times reported in August the CIA also hired Blackwater contractors for a secret program to track and assassinate senior al Qaeda figures. The program cost millions of dollars but never captured or killed any militants, the paper said
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    Post by Mercenary25 Sat Dec 12, 2009 4:08 am

    Quite interesting.


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    Post by nkomo Sat Dec 12, 2009 11:29 pm

    I agree, Merc. Very interesting article. I don't know why it suprises so many people that Blackwater would work along side CIA guys. Hell, Blackwater recruits people who specialize in this type of work. Very Happy


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    Post by Mercenary25 Sat Dec 12, 2009 11:40 pm

    Blackwater say they provide security but in reality they done so much more than that. They said it because It is what people wants to hear due to huge numbers of dislikes for mercenaries.


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    Post by AK101 Sat Jan 02, 2010 11:45 pm

    They have been in the direct action biz for quite some time, and they are not alone.
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    Post by nkomo Tue Feb 09, 2010 6:30 am

    AK101 wrote:They have been in the direct action biz for quite some time, and they are not alone.

    I kind of figured that was the case.


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