[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 3, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H1035]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          BLACKLIST BLACKWATER

  (Mr. MORAN of Virginia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise with great concern that 
the Department of Defense is considering awarding a $1 billion contract 
to Blackwater, now known as Xe Services, to train the Afghan National 
Police. Blackwater-Xe is synonymous with abuse, unprovoked violence, 
and a ``shoot first'' attitude. Their personnel are directly 
responsible for killing dozens of innocent men, women, and children in 
Iraq. Clearly, they are not deserving of a U.S. contract to train the 
Afghan police.
  Hiring Xe may irreparably damage our efforts to work cooperatively 
with the Afghan people and will serve as a propaganda tool for our 
enemies. They will be seen as representing the American people, which 
they do not. Given Xe-Blackwater's past performance, our government 
should not be doing business with Xe, and Secretary Gates should 
prevent this contract from going forward.

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