Blackwater banned from Iraq
Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 2:12 pm
Extremely unfortunate news. Blackwater Private Security Company, which employed tens of thousands of Americans, Russians, Serbians, Germans and South Africans have been banned from Iraq.
Founded in 1996 by Erik Prince, who had ties within the Republican Party, Blackwater Worldwide soon became the largest private army in the world with 21,000 men and a budget over $1 billion under the Bush administration.
LINKIraqi authorities have announced they would not renew a license for the notorious Blackwater Worldwide private security firm to continue operating in the country. The banning of Blackwater follows the signing of a November 2008 agreement between the Iraqi government and U.S. occupation forces allowing the government to exclusively select security companies operating in Iraq.