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Erik Prince, head of mercenary firm Blackwater, "views himself as a Christian crusader tasked with eliminating Muslims and the Islamic faith from the globe," two former employees said in a sworn statement to a Virginia court filed Monday, according to news services. Also, Prince may have murdered or facilitated the murder of individuals who were cooperating with federal authorities investigating the company, according to one former employee and an ex-Marine who worked as a security operative for the company. Blackwater was beaten back in its attempt to place a training facility near Potrero in far East County, but it was successful in placing an indoor facility on Otay Mesa. Then-City Attorney Mike Aguirre attempted to block the facility, but the company won in federal court. Both men alleged that Blackwater was smuggling weapons into Iraq, sometimes on Prince's private planes, according to Jeremy Scahill, writing for the Nation. Scahill wrote a best-seller on the company. Iraqi civilians are suing Blackwater for alleged war crimes in the Eastern District of Virginia.
Erik Prince, head of mercenary firm Blackwater, "views himself as a Christian crusader tasked with eliminating Muslims and the Islamic faith from the globe," two former employees said in a sworn statement to a Virginia court filed Monday, according to news services. Also, Prince may have murdered or facilitated the murder of individuals who were cooperating with federal authorities investigating the company, according to one former employee and an ex-Marine who worked as a security operative for the company. Blackwater was beaten back in its attempt to place a training facility near Potrero in far East County, but it was successful in placing an indoor facility on Otay Mesa. Then-City Attorney Mike Aguirre attempted to block the facility, but the company won in federal court. Both men alleged that Blackwater was smuggling weapons into Iraq, sometimes on Prince's private planes, according to Jeremy Scahill, writing for the Nation. Scahill wrote a best-seller on the company. Iraqi civilians are suing Blackwater for alleged war crimes in the Eastern District of Virginia.