6/16/2008: Security News Brief: Blackwater's Future Looks Good:

From California to Iraq, business has never been better for the
controversial private security firm Blackwater Worldwide. Company
President Gary Jackson recently boasted that Blackwater has "had two
successive quarters of unprecedented growth." Owner Erik Prince
recently spun his company as the "FedEx" of the U.S. national security
apparatus, describing Blackwater as a "robust temp agency."

Such rhetoric may seem brazen, given Blackwater's deadly record in
Iraq and troubled reputation at home, but here is the cold, hard fact:
Blackwater knows its future is bright no matter who next takes up
residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

The company's most infamous moment came last September, when
Blackwater operatives were alleged to have gunned down 17 Iraqi
civilians in Baghdad's Nisour Square. A U.S. military investigation
labeled the shootings a "criminal event," and a federal grand jury in
Washington is hearing evidence in the case.