Could Blackwater Get a Contract to Train Afghan Police?
That’s what Laura Rozen is hearing: Controversial defense contractor Blackwater, now known as Xe, is being told that it is likely to win a major contract to do
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“„Controversial defense contractor Blackwater, now known as Xe, is being told that it is likely to win a major contract to do police training mentoring and logistics in Afghanistan, a source tells POLITICO.
“„According to the well-informed source, U.S. authorities in Iraq including Gen. Stan McChrystal and US Ambasador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry had urged the Defense Department to issue the police training contract through DoD as opposed to through State/International Narcotics and Law Enforcement. DoD decided to use existing contract vehicles, where there are only five primes to use: Lockheed, Raytheon, Northrup, Arinc (owned by the Carlyle Group), and Blackwater.
I suspect this may be why the Senate Armed Services Committee scheduled a huge hearing for tomorrow on Blackwater, contracting and counterinsurgency.
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