Blackwater and the CIA: "brotherly" love

By at 6:54 pm Thursday, Dec 10

An epic bromance. "It became a very brotherly relationship. There was a feeling that Blackwater eventually became an extension of the agency." —Former top CIA officer, on revelations that the private security firm now known as "Xe" had deeper ties to America's spy agency than previously known. Services included clandestine raids and secret transport of detainees.

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