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Academi, formerly known as Blackwater and Blackwater Worldwide, is an American private military contractor founded on December 26, 1996, by former Navy SEAL officer Erik Prince. It was renamed Xe Services in 2009, and was again renamed to Academi in 2011, after it was acquired by a group of private investors.
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Nel corso degli anni 2000 è divenuta famosa per esser stata coinvolta in diversi fatti di sangue durante la guerra in Iraq e la guerra in Afghanistan; nel 2004 l'uccisione e lo scempio dei cadaveri di 4 operatori di sicurezza della Blackwater in un'imboscata a Falluja spinse le forze militari statunitensi ad avviare un'ampia operazione per riprende...
Viene ritenuta il principale contractordel Dipartimento di Stato USA, cui fornisce quasi 1.000 operatori di sicurezza, quasi tutti ex-militari, prevalentemente assegnati a operazioni di protezione del personale diplomatico in teatro di guerra. Oltre alle attività di protezione diretta, gli operatori della Blackwater forniscono diversi tipi di suppo...
(EN) Robert Young Pelton, Licensed to Kill. Hired Guns in the War on Terror, New York, Three Rivers Press, 2007.(EN) Jeremy Scahill, Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army, Nation Books, 2007.Erik D. Prince is a US-born entrepreneur, philanthropist, Navy SEAL veteran and private equity investor with business interests in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and North America.
News about Blackwater Worldwide, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
The World of Private Military Contractors. Blackwater's Legacy. Explore the enduring legacy of Blackwater, a cornerstone in the private military contractor sector, and its profound impact on global security.
9 giu 2014 · Four former guards from the security firm Blackwater Worldwide are facing trial in the killings of 14 Iraqi civilians and the wounding of 18 others.
