Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Blackwater Back in Afghanistan

"Blackwater Firm Gets $120 Million U.S. Government Contract

The State Department has awarded a part of what was formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide a contract worth more than $120 million for providing security services in Afghanistan.

Private security firm U.S. Training Center, a business unit of the Moyock, N.C.-based Blackwater, now called Xe Services, was awarded the contract Friday, a State Department spokeswoman said Friday night....

Just in time for a SLOW SATURDAY ANNOUNCEMENT that I NEVER SAW in my Globe!