For example, Academi, formerly Blackwater, was founded by Erik ... also numerous instances of shootings carried out by ...

He honors our troops while challenging the Pentagon's top leadership. And he reveals why highly efficient private military contractors have been essential to running our armed forces, since long ...

As the founder of Blackwater, Prince played a significant ... First, it brings to light the growing concerns over the role of private military contractors in international conflicts.

tens of thousands of private contractors, such as Blackwater, were operating there. Tasks ranged from armed missions such as convoy protection to feeding and housing troops at military bases.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Blackwater security contractor was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison ... The shootings strained U.S.-Iraqi relations and focused intense international scrutiny on the ...

The financier with a long history of interests in military contracting is closing in on a top job at the Pentagon.

A federal judge resentenced three former Blackwater security contractors Thursday to more than a decade in prison for their role in a 2007 shooting in Baghdad in which dozens of unarmed Iraqis were ...