Blackwater (now Xi)

[Jan Klimkowski]

Blackwater argued that in all of these instances, it had been working on behalf of the CIA. Court documents include depositions from CIA executives testifying that Blackwater provided weapons and training for them. One court document even lists "Erik P" as a CIA officer himself.
"The CIA routinely used Blackwater in missions throughout the world," one document reads. "These efforts were made under written and unwritten contracts and through informal requests. On many occasions the CIA paid Blackwater nothing for its assistance. Blackwater also employed CIA officers and agents, and provided cover to CIA agents and officers operating in covert and clandestine assignments. In many respects, Blackwater, or at least portions of Blackwater, was an extension of the CIA."
Prince told the Daily Beast that he agreed to provide the CIA with free services out of "patriotic duty". And even though he sold Blackwater, now known as Academi, for $200 million, he continues to hold a grudge against prosecutors for going after the company.
"Blackwater carried out countless life-threatening missions for the CIA," he said. "And in return, the government chose to prosecute my people for doing exactly what was asked of them."

Erik Prince still thinks he's Colonel Kurtz, the visionary who sees beyond tired, conventional, morality and does what has to be done to keep his family and his country safe from evil.

I wrote about that here.