Friday, October 01, 2010

Exclusive: Blackwater Wins Piece of $10 Billion Merc Deal | Danger Room | Wired.com

Exclusive: Blackwater Wins Piece of $10 Billion Merc Deal | Danger Room | Wired.com:

Never mind the dead civilians. Forget about the stolen guns. Get over the murder arrests, the fraud allegations, and the accusations of guards pumping themselves up with steroids and cocaine. Through a “joint venture,” the notorious private security firm Blackwater has won a piece of a five-year State Department contract worth up to $10 billion, Danger Room has learned.