Blackwater:
In 1997, Al Clark and Erik Prince created Blackwater USA in North Carolina. The initial vision was to provide training support to military and law enforcement organizations.
On September 16, 2007, employees of Blackwater Security Consulting, shot at Iraqi civilians killing 17 and injuring 20 in Nisour Square, Baghdad while escorting a US embassy convoy. The killings outraged Iraqis and strained relations between Iraq and the United States. In the immediate aftermath of the attacks, Blackwater's rights to conduct work in Iraq were temporarily suspended. In 2014, four Blackwater employees were tried and convicted in U.S. federal court; one of murder, and the other three of manslaughter and firearms charges.
Blackwater's first assignment was to provide 20 men with top secret clearance to protect the CIA headquarters and another base that was …show more content…
occupation in Iraq.
In July 2004, Blackwater was hired by the U.S. State Department under the Bureau of Diplomatic Security's Worldwide Personal Protective Services (WPPS) umbrella contract, along with DynCorp International and Triple Canopy, Inc. for protective services in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Israel. The applied for two years and expired on June 6, 2006. It authorized 482 personnel, and Blackwater received $488m for its work.
In May 2006, the U.S. State Department awarded WPPS II, the successor to its previous diplomatic security contract. Under this contract, the State Department awarded Blackwater, along with Triple Canopy and DynCorp, a contract for diplomatic security in Iraq. Under this contract, Blackwater is authorized to have 1,020 staff in Iraq.Blackwater's responsibilities include the United States embassy in Iraq. At the time it was a privately held company and published limited information about internal
In 1997, Al Clark and Erik Prince created Blackwater USA in North Carolina. The initial vision was to provide training support to military and law enforcement organizations.
On September 16, 2007, employees of Blackwater Security Consulting, shot at Iraqi civilians killing 17 and injuring 20 in Nisour Square, Baghdad while escorting a US embassy convoy. The killings outraged Iraqis and strained relations between Iraq and the United States. In the immediate aftermath of the attacks, Blackwater's rights to conduct work in Iraq were temporarily suspended. In 2014, four Blackwater employees were tried and convicted in U.S. federal court; one of murder, and the other three of manslaughter and firearms charges.
Blackwater's first assignment was to provide 20 men with top secret clearance to protect the CIA headquarters and another base that was …show more content…
occupation in Iraq.
In July 2004, Blackwater was hired by the U.S. State Department under the Bureau of Diplomatic Security's Worldwide Personal Protective Services (WPPS) umbrella contract, along with DynCorp International and Triple Canopy, Inc. for protective services in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Israel. The applied for two years and expired on June 6, 2006. It authorized 482 personnel, and Blackwater received $488m for its work.
In May 2006, the U.S. State Department awarded WPPS II, the successor to its previous diplomatic security contract. Under this contract, the State Department awarded Blackwater, along with Triple Canopy and DynCorp, a contract for diplomatic security in Iraq. Under this contract, Blackwater is authorized to have 1,020 staff in Iraq.Blackwater's responsibilities include the United States embassy in Iraq. At the time it was a privately held company and published limited information about internal