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Security firm Blackwater shedding name tainted by scandal
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Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
Last Edited | Gerald Farinas Feb 13, 2009 09:55pm |
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Category | News |
Media | Newspaper - Honolulu Advertiser |
News Date | Saturday, February 14, 2009 03:55:00 AM UTC0:0 |
Description | The North Carolina-based private security company had exemplified the problems of using private soldiers in combat zones. Now, after losing its contract to guard U.S. diplomats in Iraq, it is changing its name. Company officials announced today that the group of businesses formerly called Blackwater Worldwide will now be known as "Xe," pronounced like the letter Z. |
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