C.I.A. Sought Blackwater’s Help in Plan to Kill Jihadists

New York Times by Mark Mazzetti | Aug. 20, 2009 (Investigative Report)

The Central Intelligence Agency hired contractors from Blackwater USA as part of a secret program to locate and assassinate top operatives of Al Qaeda, according to officials. Full Story »

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