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Academi, formerly known as Blackwater and Blackwater Worldwide, is an American private military contractor founded on December 26, 1997, [2] by former Navy SEAL officer Erik Prince. [3] [4] It was renamed Xe Services in 2009, and was again renamed to Academi in 2011, after it was acquired by a group of private investors. [5]
The book details the rise of Blackwater USA, a private military company, and the growth of security contracting in the Iraq War and the War on Terrorism.In the book, Scahill contends that Blackwater exists as a mercenary force, and argues that Blackwater's rise is a consequence of the demobilization of the US military following the Cold War and its overextension in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Scahill's first book, The New York Times bestseller Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army, [52] thoroughly revised and updated to include the Nisour Square massacre, was released in paperback edition in 2008. [53] [54] Blackwater depicts the rise of the controversial military contracting firm Blackwater, now called ...
Five people including the founder of the Blackwater security firm went on trial in Austria on Thursday, accused of exporting two crop-spraying aircraft that were allegedly refitted for military ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 December 2024. American businessman and founder of Blackwater USA (born 1969) Not to be confused with the English footballer Eric Prince. Erik Prince Prince in 2015 Born (1969-06-06) June 6, 1969 (age 55) Holland, Michigan, U.S. Education Hillsdale College (BA) Known for Founder of Blackwater Spouses ...
Black Water, a 1992 novella by Joyce Carol Oates; Blackwater or Händelser vid vatten, a 1993 novel by Kerstin Ekman; Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army, a 2007 book by Jeremy Scahill; Black Water, a 2004 novel by D.J. MacHale in the Pendragon: Journal of an Adventure through Time and Space series
The Nisour Square massacre occurred on September 16, 2007, when employees of Blackwater Security Consulting (now Constellis), a private military company contracted by the United States government to provide security services in Iraq, shot at Iraqi civilians, killing 17 and injuring 20 in Nisour Square, Baghdad, while escorting a U.S. embassy convoy.
Today there are many male lawyer spouses in the club, a clique that includes Elizabeth Warren’s husband Bruce Mann as well as Bessler and Emhoff. Brower adds, “The pendulum is swinging.