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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 ]
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 ...
Alfred Clark was a founder of the private security firm Blackwater, along with Erik Prince. They created Blackwater in 1997 as a business for assuming some of the roles once played by the public sector military, most notably providing security for American and British officials in the Iraq War. Clark joined the United States Navy in 1983 and ...
Salt reserves found within its borders 129,574: 730.46 sq mi (1,892 km 2) Scott County: 127: Waldron: Nov 5, 1833: Crawford and Pope counties: Andrew Scott (1789–1841), a judge of the Arkansas Territory Supreme Court: 9,851: 898.09 sq mi (2,326 km 2) Searcy County: 129: Marshall: Dec 13, 1838: Marion County: Richard Searcy, a judge from ...
Pages in category "Blackwater (company)" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Whitewater controversy, Whitewater scandal, Whitewatergate, or simply Whitewater, was an American political controversy during the 1990s.It began with an investigation into the real estate investments of Bill and Hillary Clinton and their associates, Jim and Susan McDougal, in the Whitewater Development Corporation.
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.
Beginning around 11,700 B.C.E., the first indigenous people inhabited the area now known as Arkansas after crossing today's Bering Strait, formerly Beringia. [3] The first people in modern-day Arkansas likely hunted woolly mammoths by running them off cliffs or using Clovis points, and began to fish as major rivers began to thaw towards the end of the last great ice age. [4]