The Virginian-Pilot
Five ex-Blackwater executives, facing federal firearms charges in
connection with a gift of weaponry to a Middle Eastern monarch, have
come up with a new explanation for how it occurred:
It was a CIA operation.
In court papers filed last month in Raleigh, the defendants say the
gift of five guns to King Abdullah II of Jordan during a royal visit to
Blackwater's Moyock, N.C., headquarters in March 2005 was requested,
directed and authorized by the Central Intelligence Agency.
Attorneys for the five have filed declarations from two retired CIA
officials, including a former Jordan station chief, who say they are
familiar with the circumstances of the king's visit and would be willing
to testify about it.
The CIA did not respond to a request for comment.-[Full Article]
