Blackwater Worldwide

See Also: Blackwater Worldwide Blackwater Otay Blackwater Potrero Blackwater In Moyock Blackwater North

Blackwater Worldwide (formerly BlackwaterUSA) is part of the Prince Group and one of the largest private military contractors in the world

• Main Corporate site: http://www.blackwaterusa.com
• Blackwater Potrero - Details public resistance to the Blackwater Mercenary Camp in Potrero, just miles from the US-Mex border. We won this one, due primarily to intense public scrutiny and outcry.
• Blackwater Otay - Their secret facility in Otay Mesa, just blocks from the US-Mex border was "outed" on April 22, 2008. Blackwater claims their permits were legitimate under the names Southwest Law Enforcement and Raven Development.
• Blackwater In Moyock - Their North Carolina facility is in Moyock. Includes aerial photos.
• Blackwater North - About 125 miles west of Chicago.
  • "Blackwater Rising" Chicago abc segment on Blackwater North: http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=investigative&id=5267983
  • http://www.noprivatearmies.org - Activist group organizing to fight the Blackwater North facility.

• Congressional Oversight Of Blackwater %ISNEW - Rep. Henry Waxman chairs the oversight committee charged with investigating the misdeeds of Blackwater. Collected documents, video, and comment.
• Blackwater Related Legislation - A number of bills have been proposed to help counter the privatization trend and make contractors accountable to law.
• Agencies Using Blackwater Training -- A list of law enforcement agencies who do use or have used Blackwater for training.

• Family members of Blackwater employees killed in Fallujah testify on capitol hill: View Video Rep. Waxman investigates waste, fraud, and abuse by layers of federal contractors.
• Journalist Jeremy Scahill %ISNEW% Charts the Rise of Blackwater USA on NPR's Fresh Air: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=8992128
• Are Blackwater Employees Mercenaries - Discussion and editorial about this difficult question.
• Blackwater Revenue - How much do they make??
• Blackwater Worldwide -- This Blackwater Worldwide relationship map is interactive. Click around to explore relations in the map.
  

Recent Articles and Media:

• All Blackwater News Media - This page contains all the news media about Blackwater that has been submitted to the site. Some media that is very important was recently submitted to the site but has an earlier publication date... You can find it here.

• Blackwater inquiry sought -- Tanya Mannes^?, Union Tribune, 2008-05-06
• Southern California Residents Gear Up for New Fight to Stop Secretive Expansion by Military Firm Blackwater -- Amy Goodman, Raymond Lutz, Bob Filner, Democracy Now, 2008-05-02
• Border Tunnel Problem Worsening As Fences Go Up -- Stew Magnuson^?, National Defense Magazine^?, 2008-05
• Shooting range owner cuts ties to Blackwater -- Anne Krueger, Union Tribune, 2008-04-29
• Blackwater permit faces challenge - Public not informed, San Diego officials say -- Tanya Mannes^?, Union Tribune, 2008-04-26
• Officials will challenge Blackwater over indoor facility -- Tanya Mannes^?, Union Tribune, 2008-04-25
• Southbay Leaders: Otay Blackwater Presence Will Complicate Border Relations -- Amy Isackson, Kpbs News, 2008-04-25
• Blackwater-Otay Press Conference (Filner) -- Raymond Lutz, Citizens Oversight, 2008-04-25
• Filner Protests Blackwater Development in South County -- Bob Filner, Bob Filner, 2008-04-24 See Also Blackwater Otay
• Blackwater revives mission -- Security contractor plans training center -- Anne Krueger, Union Tribune, 2008-04-23
• Blackwater sets sights on indoor facility in Otay Mesa -- Anne Krueger, Union Tribune, 2008-04-22
• Blackwater USA Resurrects Plans to Open Training Center in San Diego County -- Ana Tintocalis, Kpbs News, 2008-04-22
• Blackwater Finds New Home In South Bay -- , NBCSan Diego^?, 2008-04-22
• Iraq disapproves Blackwater contract renewal -- , Alsumaria Iraqi Television^?, 2008-04-08
• Anti-war campaigners have to change electoral tactics -- Jeremy Scahill, Naomi Klein^?, The Guardian, 2008-03-26
• Blackwater abandons plans for California training camp -- Kevin Martinez^?, World Socialist Web Site, 2008-03-26
• Local Journalist Discusses Book on Blackwater -- Katie Delong^?, TMJ4, 2008-03-25 Interview with Jeremy Scahill
• Passport case raises outsourcing concern -- , Associated Press, 2008-03-24
• The Private Sector’s Tramping in Iraq -- , New York Times, 2008-03-24 Editorial
• Blackwater's PAC and Chris Shays -- Matt Stoller^?, Open Left^?.com, 2008-03-22

Related Research

• Gunfire Noise Analysis - Our attempt to critique the "computer Model" of the gunfire analysis
• Paramilitary Camps - Various paramilitary and lethal force camps
  • Covert Canyon - discovered in May, and County stopped operation. Was Blackwater behind exposing this (competitor) facility? Perhaps. There is certainly less need for shooting ranges, etc. if Covert Canyon was already in operation.
  • Wind Zero - New proposal in the Imperial valley, just after the split of I-8 and 98.
  • Procinctu Group - "The Ranch" -- Camp in riverside.
• Paramilitary Law - Laws that restrict the formation of private armies withing the US.
• Suitable Locations For Training - Existing or closed military bases may be more suitable for training. (This whole topic assumes you think private training camps is a smart idea. Most people I talk with don't, for many reasons.)

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-- Raymond Lutz - 14 Aug 2007