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2013-03-17 Government

Court Docs Reveal Blackwater's Secret CIA Past

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Posted by trailing wife 2013-03-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Nice new Northern Virginia facility. "Past" ?

Posted by Besoeker 2013-03-17 04:26|| 2013-03-17 04:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Curious name, Blackwater, considering that it basically means sewage. (As an old Doobie Brothers fan, I am aware of the Mississippi River angle too...but still...)

Posted by Dopey Sinatra9196 2013-03-17 15:36|| 2013-03-17 15:36|| Front Page Top

#3 FYI, for what it's worth.
The company takes its name from the Blackwater swamp, which basically surrounds the facilities (surrounds as in you're in the middle of it). The swamp is drained by the (you guessed it) Blackwater River. Seems to be a theme here.

Posted by ed in texas 2013-03-17 16:11|| 2013-03-17 16:11|| Front Page Top

#4 Nothing to do with Cofer Black?

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2013-03-17 17:42|| 2013-03-17 17:42|| Front Page Top

#5 "It was in many ways an extension of the agency itself" > THE HELL YOU SAY!

Sniff, sniff, I'm so proud - he came up wid that conclusion all by himself.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-03-17 19:57|| 2013-03-17 19:57|| Front Page Top

#6 Does this mean they can go back to shooting terrorists now? Or at least Somali pirates?

Posted by Charles 2013-03-17 20:57|| 2013-03-17 20:57|| Front Page Top

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