Blackwater Leader Flees the United States

In August, to no one’s surprise - no one except for maybe the two people and ah yes, the founder of the largest U.S. State Department private security contractor moved himself and his family to the United Arab Emirates, court papers pointed out recently.

Erik Prince -- whose private military business Xe Services LLC, is for sale - moved to Abu Dhabi after a series of civil lawsuits, plus faces criminal charges and congressional investigations singled out the company, formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide, and its former executives and other personnel.

Prince, 41, said in court papers he relocated to Abu Dhabi last week in time for his children to begin school there Sunday. The United Arab Emirates has no extradition treaty with the United States. However, Mr. Prince I've heard that kind of tension is good for make-up sex.

Prince, a former member of the U.S. Navy Seals elite principal special operations force, hopes to focus on African and Middle Eastern government security work, current and former colleagues told The New York Times, which first reported the move. Prince is also bitter about the legal Xe Services and a Prince lawyer had no immediate comment on his move. His scenario more than is fair to a single human being the script started running through his head involuntarily I WILL NEVER GET OVER THIS. I WILL NEVER GET OVER THIS. I WILL NEVER GET OVER THIS.

Prince faces no criminal charges, but five former top company executives are indicted on federal weapons, conspiracy and obstruction charges. Here, Erik is a little map of the immediate area so you’ll know where you’re at. Just look at the map and you’ll be fine but stay the hell out Afghanistan and Iraq.

Two guards who worked for a Blackwater-related company face murder charges in a 2009 shooting in Afghanistan, and the U.S. Justice Department hopes to revive its prosecution of five former Blackwater guards accused of killing 17 Iraqi civilians in 2007, the Times said. I wonder how many Iraqis said, “No guys, that's not some new ice cream truck. Hurry inside and hide."

Xe has earned more than $1 billion doing security work for the U.S. government in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001. With scrutiny and destructive publicity his company received Prince put the company up for sale in June.