http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Erik_PrinceFind stories, videos, and photos about Erik Prince from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:19:21 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/POLITICS/08/20/blackwater.cia.ties/tztop.erik.prince.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Erik_Prince14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Erik Prince from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/20/blackwater.cia.ties/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/20/blackwater.cia.ties/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe private military contractor formerly known as Blackwater has held classified contracts with the Central Intelligence Agency for nearly a decade, but an allegation that the contractor was part of a secret CIA program to kill al Qaeda operatives -- if true -- would take the relationship to a whole new level.Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/04/iraq.blackwater.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/04/iraq.blackwater.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo former Blackwater employees have made statements against Blackwater Worldwide and its founder Erik Prince, accusing the security company and its former CEO of murder and other serious crimes in Iraq, according to court documents filed this week.Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/simons.blackwater/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/19/simons.blackwater/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe company formerly known as Blackwater, now called Xe much to its chagrin, has been at the center of the contractor debate for years.Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/23/simons.falluja/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/23/simons.falluja/index.html#cnnSTCTextMarch 31, 2004, started early for the four men and the convoy they were escorting. Their differences set aside for the time being, the men hopped into their Pajeros and pulled out, heading to the heart of Falluja.Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/19/simons.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/19/simons.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe group would be met by a Blackwater security team in Kabul, Afghanistan. They would be escorted from one meeting to another with employees of the Department of State, the CIA, and the Department of Defense. Erik Prince wanted to know how his company was being perceived half a world away from the Washington media.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/16/afghanistan.contractors/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/16/afghanistan.contractors/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour security contractors under investigation by the U.S. military for a shooting in Afghanistan are being held against their will by their former employer, their lawyer told CNN on Saturday.Sun, 17 May 2009 02:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/15/afghanistan.contractors/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/15/afghanistan.contractors/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military in Afghanistan is investigating a group of military contractors who shot and wounded two Afghan civilians in Kabul earlier this month, according to the military.Sat, 16 May 2009 01:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/31/blackwater.falluja.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/31/blackwater.falluja.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTextDonna Zovko will have to wait to travel to Falluja to see where her son died in one of the Iraq war's most infamous attacks.Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/02/blackwater.prince/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/02/blackwater.prince/index.html#cnnSTCTextErik Prince, founder of the Blackwater Worldwide security firm, announced Monday he has resigned as head of the company, recently renamed Xe.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/07/mom.blackwater/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/07/mom.blackwater/index.html#cnnSTCTextDonna Zovko walks to her son's grave. Tears stream down her face and she begins trembling amid a steady rain. She kisses her right hand and with it strokes her boy's headstone.Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/17/blackwater.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/17/blackwater.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTextA State Department team is back in Washington after more than two weeks in Baghdad investigating diplomatic security practices, including the use of private security firms such as Blackwater USA, a department spokesman said.Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/16/dad.blackwater/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/16/dad.blackwater/index.html#cnnSTCTextHaythem could only recognize his oldest boy from his tall and slim physique as well as what was left of his shoes. His son's head had been blown away, his body charred beyond recognition. His wife of more than 20 years was torn apart.Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/14/blackwater.prince/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/14/blackwater.prince/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe head of Blackwater USA on Sunday rejected a mounting series of reports suggesting the private contractor's security guards opened fire on innocent Iraqi civilians last month.Mon, 15 Oct 2007 04:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/02/blackwater.falluja/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/02/blackwater.falluja/index.html#cnnSTCTextKaty Helvenston never wants Blackwater or America to forget her boy. Scott Helvenston was a decorated Navy man who, at age 17, became one of the youngest Navy SEALs in U.S. history. Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/02/blackwater.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/02/blackwater.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCTextErik Prince, the chairman and CEO of Blackwater USA, appeared Tuesday before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/02/blackwater.spot.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/02/blackwater.spot.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe State Department's initial report of last month's incident in which Blackwater guards were accused of killing Iraqi civilians was written by a Blackwater contractor working in the embassy security detail, according to government and industry sources.Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1667338,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1667338,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe security company's chief will tell a House committee that it is effective in a difficult climate. Will Democrats buy it?Tue, 02 Oct 2007 04:00:00 EDT