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Blackwater still working in Iraq, providing "armed" guards to International Republican Institute
…[A]ttorney Susan Burke has dedicated a substantial part of her practice to holding the company [Xe-Blackwater] responsible for its crimes…Burke is also alleging Blackwater/Xe remains firmly entrenched in Iraq, using affiliate companies like Greystone. She also says Blackwater is working for a "non-profit" organization, started under the Reagan administration, with a history of interference in internal affairs and elections of various nations… "The Iraqi government has barred Xe-Blackwater from operating in Iraq, and has refused to grant the licenses needed to carry weapons in Iraq," Burke says. "Yet Prince [Erik Prince, owner of Blackwater-Xe] continues to provide armed personnel to the International Republican Institute…