blackwater

基本解釋

Blackwater continued to operate in Iraq for two years after the Iraqis announced the company would be kicked out – a fact that has baffled and angered Iraqis.
在伊拉克人宣布黑水公司將被趕出伊拉克后，該公司繼續(xù)在伊拉克運營了兩年——這一事實使伊拉克人感到無奈和憤怒。
But as the investigations into Blackwater deepen and the scandals expand, perhaps the most urgent question is this: why does President Obama continue to use this company?
然而，當針對黑水公司的調(diào)查工作不斷加深和丑聞擴大之時，最緊迫的問題也許是：為什么總統(tǒng)奧巴馬繼續(xù)使用這家公司？
If true, that means that Blackwater or its executives could face charges of obstruction of justice.
如果情況屬實，這意味著黑水公司或其負責人將面臨妨礙司法公正的指控。

He asks what it meant. Blackwater was the name of a private security and military training company.
In February, Blackwater changed its name to Xe to help improve its image with the public.
Blackwater private forces guarded American officials and also trained Iraqis and Afghans for security work.

Did Blackwater have any reputation, any different from any other security contractor in Iraq when you were there?
NPR: Oversight of Blackwater a 'Grey Zone,' Author Says