Blackwater, the American mercenary group, Relocates Headquarters to D.C.

~

Each Blackwater killer gets at least $100,000 per year out of about $300,000 paid by the US taxpayer to Blackwater (Xe), per mercenary. These are old figures. Inflation has probably raised it a bit. Their jobs were done by US Marines in past wars at about $20,000 to $30,000 per soldier. But soldiers have some accountability; Blackwater does not. There are many other mercenary groups in the US and around the world.

The global security company once known as Blackwater is moving its corporate headquarters from North Carolina to Arlington, Va.

Under the Blackwater name, the firm provided guards and services to the U.S. government in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. It drew harsh criticism from members of Congress and others after a 2007 shooting in Baghdad that killed 17 people.

~