Blackwater considered itself above the law, US state department was warned
Department told of lax oversight at firm with $1bn contract to protect US diplomats weeks before Blackwater guards killed 17 Iraqis
May 2011
Blackwater's heirs: more military contractor makeovers
Pratap Chatterjee
Pratap Chatterjee: Will the hiring of George Bush's former attorney general John Ashcroft by Xe's successor ensure better governance?
March 2011
Afghanistan lets Blackwater stay despite shakeup of security contractors
Hamid Karzai forced to back down over expulsion of mercenary companies, with many likely to remain in country
December 2010
WikiLeaks cables: Iraq security firms operate 'mafia' to inflate prices
Halliburton executive's comments reveal tensions between security firms, oil companies and the Baghdad government
May 2010
Cannes film festival: the road that led to Route Irish
Ken Loach's Route Irish is one of the films in competition for this year's Palme d'Or. His longtime collaborator and writer, Paul Laverty, reveals how their drama about security contractors in Iraq was born
April 2010
Blackwater staff 'violated weapons law'
Embattled security company Blackwater, which became known as the privatised face of warfare in Iraq, faces new legal difficulties after its former president and four other former employees were charged with federal weapons charges
February 2010
Blackwater accused of defrauding US government
Private security firm accused of charging US government for payments to prostitute
January 2010
Response
This bleak view of Darfur is based on outdated stereotypes
Ghazi Salahuddin Atabani
Response: A calm is now holding in southern Sudan, and healthcare is improving
The danger of hired guns
James Denselow
James Denselow: Private security contractors are set to make up half of the military presence in Afghanistan, but has the US lost control of them?
Blackwater trial: 15 minutes of gunfire which left 17 dead
Iraq threatens action after Blackwater case collapses
Blackwater and its soldiers of misfortune
August 2009
CIA terror link puts rebranded Blackwater under fire again
CIA hired private contractors for secret assassination project
February 2009
One killed in helicopter crash at Xe headquarters
No mercy for mercenaries
Eric Stoner
Deadline USA
What's in a name? Blackwater Worldwide changes name to Xe
US security firm mired in Iraq controversy changes its name
January 2009
Blackwater: private US security firm mired in Iraq controversy
US security firm Blackwater faces expulsion from Iraq
