Blackwater Worldwide

Direct link to this page: https://copswiki.org/Common/BlackwaterWorldwide

See Also: Blackwater Worldwide Blackwater Otay Blackwater In Southwestern College Blackwater Potrero Blackwater In Moyock Blackwater North Blackwater Intro Video

Read and endorse our Open Letter To Congress regarding dismissal of Blackwater and enactment of the Stop Outsourcing Security Act.

Blackwater Worldwide (formerly BlackwaterUSA) is part of the Prince Group and one of the largest private military contractors in the world. Their name was officially changed to Xe (Pronounced "Zee") Services, LLC, but to avoid getting confused, we will continue to use the old name here.

• Stop Blackwater Presentation, by Raymond Lutz -- This video is your best starting point! (updated April, 2009)

Hot news

• Open Letter to Congress - We've seen enough of the expansion of Blackwater and other private mercenary firms, and we want it stopped!! PLEASE SIGN ON TO OUR OPEN LETTER TO CONGRESS and help us put pressure on the administration to pull all funding and do away with the trend toward privatizing our public military and putting in the hands of profiteers --> Open Letter To Congress.
• Blackwater In Southwestern College - a proposal to let Blackwater use on-campus conference rooms in trade for students using shooting range in Blackwater Otay facility. We worked for 10 months on this project, and we finally got the Southwestern College District to discontinue the agreement with Blackwater! Put another feather in the hat of the public, but we have a long way to go. Keep your eyes out, they're bound to pop up somewhere else... maybe in your back yard!

Background

• 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 Southwestern College - a proposal to let Blackwater use on-campus conference rooms in trade for students using shooting range in Blackwater Otay facility.
• 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.
• Other Blackwater-like facilities:
  • Procinctu Group - located in Riverside County, California
  • Covert Canyon - located in East San Diego County, California
  • Wind Zero - located in Imperial County, California, just east of San Diego County.

• Congressional Oversight Of Blackwater - 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 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 Relationship Map is interactive. Click around to explore relations in the map. (Moved to its own page as it was slow loading.)
• Blackwater Federal Firearms License - Records from the Federal Firearms License relating to Blackwater
• Blackwater Gsa Offerings - GSA contract information, including pricing.

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. This is the most recently published 20 articles, most recent first.
• (M1959) 2020-11-14 A Brief History of Citizens' Oversight Projects -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1570) 2015-04-14 BLACKWATER GUARDS SENTENCED IN DEATHS -- Men deny guilt in killing of 14 unarmed civilians in Baghdad traffic circle in 2007 -- Spencer Hsu, Union Tribune,
• (M1511) 2014-10-23 Coalition Moves to Stay San Onofre Settlement to “clean house” of corruption at the CPUC -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight Coalition To Decommission San Onofre,
• (M1460) 2014-05-29 THE RISE OF THE OLIGARCHS Empire interview with Erik Prince -- , Al Jazeera, Features Erik Prince
• (M1438) 2014-05-13 RATEPAYER ADVOCATES TO SPEAK ON $3.3 BILLION SAN ONOFRE BAILOUT OF GIDDY UTILITY INVESTORS -- Ray Lutz, Coalition To Decommission San Onofre,
• (M1356) 2013-05-02 Jeremy Scahill on 'Dirty Wars' in San Diego -- Jeremy Scahill, Citizens Oversight, Video by Ryan Anderson and Ray Lutz
• (M1260) 2012-05-08 Imperial County Board of Supervisors Rescind Approval of Wind Zero (AKA Coyote Wells) Project -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight, Conclusion of Wind Zero project is feather in the hat of People Against Wind Zero (PAWZ) and Citizens Oversight
• (M1237) 2012-02-02 Judge rules training center eviction was legal -- J Harry Jones, Union Tribune,
• (M1837) 2011-10-10 Tribe wants training center off reservation -- J Harry Jones, Union Tribune,
• (M1175) 2011-09-10 Eagle Rock Training Center Should be Shut Down -- Raymond Lutz, Citizens Oversight, References Michael Aguirre
• (M1173) 2011-05-26 News 8 takes rare tour inside Eagle Rock Training Center - San Diego, California News Station - KFMB -- , News 8,
• (M1167) 2011-05-15 Secret Desert Force Set Up by Blackwater’s Founder -- Mark Mazzetti, New York Times,
• (M1166) 2011-05-14 Afghanistan: The Internet is Mightier than the Bullet -- Raymond Lutz, Citizens Oversight, Afghanistan War
• (M1164) 2011-05-09 Meshaal told to choose between committing to Quartet's conditions and Bin Laden's fate -- , Middle East Monitor, Bin Laden Capture
• (M1162) 2011-05-02 Bin Laden Dead -- Raymond Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1158) 2011-04-23 Marines, SEALs confirm training on Indian reservation -- J Harry Jones, Union Tribune, Blackwater Los Coyotes, Includes promotional video
• (M1159) 2011-04-23 Ex-Blackwater Guards Face Renewed Charges -- James Risen, New York Times, Case was in arbitration but recently abandoned due to lack of funds. BW mers were given immunity by govt (state dept) akin to episode on '24' before they could testify.
• (M1152) 2011-04-14 Military training facility on Indian reservation is revealed -- J Harry Jones, Union Tribune, Blackwater Los Coyotes
• (M1148) 2011-02-24 At what risk? Correcting over-reliance on contractors in contingency operations -- , Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan,
• (M1129) 2011-02-07 Virtual Warfare Escalates on US-Mexico Border -- Kanya D Almeida, Truth Out,

Related Projects

See sidebar.

Keep in touch: Blackwater Email List

We have established a list specifically for discussion of this important issue: Subscribe Now!

Organizations who Oppose Blackwater

• Stop Blackwater Organizations - Add your organization to this list... Let us know how you can help!

Contribute to the Stop Blackwater fund

• Donate To Stop Blackwater - Click here to donate by check or credit card. Please help!