CIA Director Leon Panetta says the agency has hired Xe (zee) Services - the company once known as Blackwater - for a $100 million contract to provide security in Afghanistan.
Troubled Contractor Gets Afghanistan Security Deal
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Sun, 06/27/2010 - 8:15am
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