State Department to Renew Deal With Blackwater for Iraq Security

By Dana Hedgpeth
Washington Post
April 5, 2008; D02

The State Department said yesterday that it would renew its contract with Blackwater Worldwide, the controversial private security contractor, to provide security for U.S. diplomats in Baghdad for another year, but said it could cancel it at any time.

Blackwater has a five-year contract with the State Department to provide diplomatic security. The contract, which has one base year plus four option years, is entering its fourth year, an official at the State Department said. ...

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