America's least favorite mercenary firm got another black eye on Tuesday when it admitted to key facts behind 17 federal criminal charges.
Blackwater (now known as Academi) got kicked out of Iraq specifically for shooting 17 civilians in 2007, but they shot a lot more than that, including a dog raised by a group of New York Times reporters, according to a cache of documents obtained by Gawker.
The security company that became so notorious for its violent scrapes in Iraq that it changed its name after being booted from the country now wants back in, rebranded with a new name meant to make it sound "boring."
The notorious private contractor is still in the market for government contracts
What's next for the controversial mercenary firm?
Filipino hookers, nonexistent Army oversight, and an incredibly incriminating e-mail
A new report shows the military contractor is more intimately connected to the CIA than previously believed
Erik Prince is reportedly a CIA asset, which could help explain Blackwater's power and influence
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