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  Security firm Blackwater shedding name tainted by scandal
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ContributorGerald Farinas 
Last EditedGerald Farinas  Feb 13, 2009 09:55pm
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MediaNewspaper - Honolulu Advertiser
News DateSaturday, February 14, 2009 03:55:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionThe 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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