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Sale of Controversial Security Firm Xe Securities Imminent

Business, Economics and Jobs

Erik D. Prince, founder of private security firm Xe Services ? formerly Blackwater Worldwide ? has reached a deal to sell his company to a small group of investors in California. Blackwater became the center of a debate about using private security firms in foreign wars after an alleged skirmish between insurgents and Blackwater personnel […]

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Hamid Karzai calls for disbanding of private security companies

Conflict & Justice
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