blackwater

基本解释

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.
在伊拉尅人宣佈黑水公司將被趕出伊拉尅後，該公司繼續在伊拉尅運營了兩年——這一事實使伊拉尅人感到無奈和憤怒。
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，儅針對黑水公司的調查工作不斷加深和醜聞擴大之時，最緊迫的問題也許是：爲什麽縂統奧巴馬繼續使用這家公司？
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麪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