State Department to Renew Deal With Blackwater for Iraq Security

The State Department said yesterday that it would renew its contract with Blackwater Worldwide, the controversial private security contractor, to provide security for U.S. diplomats in Baghdad for another year, but said it could cancel it at any time.
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Dana Hedgpeth

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