Blackwater Security
Iraq's Interior Ministry has banned Blackwater USA's license to provide security for U.S. diplomats in Iraq after a gunfight in Baghdad that left 8 civilians dead on September 16, 2007. Blackwater had been highly criticized by Iraqi officials, for what they felt was an over aggressive approach to security. Blackwater had roughly 1,000 employees in Iraq, and was the largest of three private security firms operating in the country.
Blackwater Fast Facts
- Annual revenue (2006): $800 Million
- Founder(s): Erik Prince
- Year Established: 1997
- Industry: Government Contracting
- Phone: (252) 435-2488
- Fax: (252) 435-6388
- HQ: Moyock, North Carolina
- President: Gary Jackson
- CEO: Erik Prince
- CFO: Mike Taylor
- Staff: 10,000
Quotes
- "We have canceled the license of Blackwater and prevented them from working all over Iraqi territory. We will also refer those involved to Iraqi judicial authorities..."
- "The Blackwater guys are not fools. If they were gunning down people it was because they felt it was the beginning of an ambush..."
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