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The weak defenses of Blackwater USA at the hearings by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform are delighting those battling the company's plans to put a training facility in East County's Potrero. The committee has found that since 2001, Blackwater has received more than $1 billion in federal contracts. One contract with the State Department, not involving open, competitive bidding, brought in hundreds of millions of dollars. The committee found that Blackwater charges the government $1,222 per day for each private military operative, according to the NY Times. Blackwater has been involved in alost 200 shootings in Iraq since 2005.
The weak defenses of Blackwater USA at the hearings by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform are delighting those battling the company's plans to put a training facility in East County's Potrero. The committee has found that since 2001, Blackwater has received more than $1 billion in federal contracts. One contract with the State Department, not involving open, competitive bidding, brought in hundreds of millions of dollars. The committee found that Blackwater charges the government $1,222 per day for each private military operative, according to the NY Times. Blackwater has been involved in alost 200 shootings in Iraq since 2005.