Blackwater defends plans to deploy armed personnel in anti-piracy fleet

David Osler - Thursday 23 October 2008

BLACKWATER, the US government’s preferred private military contractor in Iraq, is considering ambitious plans for a small fleet of two or three anti-piracy vessels, each able to carry several dozen armed security personnel ready to undertake any legal operation.

The idea is still in its early stages, and will only proceed if there is suffici...