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Blackwater USA, the mercenary firm that wants to build a training facility at Potrero in East County, is getting protection from the U.S. State Department. The company has been charged by the Iraqi government of killing 11 people in Baghdad. Blackwater denies it has been smuggling weapons. The House Ovresight and Government Reform Committee has requested documents from Blackwater, but the State Department says the company should not provide anything without the government reviewing it and giving pre-authorization. Opponents of the planned Blackwater facility believe that these national controversies will help the local cause.
Blackwater USA, the mercenary firm that wants to build a training facility at Potrero in East County, is getting protection from the U.S. State Department. The company has been charged by the Iraqi government of killing 11 people in Baghdad. Blackwater denies it has been smuggling weapons. The House Ovresight and Government Reform Committee has requested documents from Blackwater, but the State Department says the company should not provide anything without the government reviewing it and giving pre-authorization. Opponents of the planned Blackwater facility believe that these national controversies will help the local cause.