Soooooo Blackwater has changed its name to some foo-foo club name....

[Aviation Pro]

...Xe (pronounced 'z'). What's next? Fake SEAL Erik "What's Your Class Number, Asshole?" Prince putting on a phony French accent and discussing Merlot? Maybe Fake SEAL Erik "Who Was Your Swim Buddy, Fucko?" Prince can invite that studly fake reporter James Guckert/Jeff Gannon as his bartender.

Some links here: http://blog.wired.com/defense/2009/02/blackwater-foll.html

[liberalmuse]

1. All they need is Kate Moss to promote them.

"Xe". It sounds like a fucking perfume. "Xe. The stench of death."

[Pierre.Suave]

2. ?

Mind telling us what all this is about, or a link, or something?

:shrug:

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

3. I don't think he is a fake SEAL

I have never seen him outed on any of the usual places. As high profile as he is, he must be legit, or it would be all over the boards.

[Aviation Pro]

4. I had a discussion with an operator awhile ago....

...and we kind of marveled that this guy can go from BUDS to full qual in 11 months and then leave the teams and the Navy due to his father passing away. To the best of my knowledge this is unheard of.

I remain unconvinced until he answers those two questions, which will hopefully be posed by the likes of either Jim Webb or Bob Kerrey.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

9. yeah, that is suspect all right

but... they are pretty much on top of those things, and while I do not have the gravitas of bullfrog at specwarnet, I have never seen his name mentioned

does not mean he is legit... just saying.

[zbdent]

5. try googling Xe ...

bet you get wayyyyy more confusing hits than you would with Blackwater ...

Businesses like to switch names when they've really mated with the canine ... "clears" the name from past bungups ...

[Hawkeye-X]

6. Too bad xe.com is already taken

Quite popular currency exchange website - I use it sometimes.

Hawkeye-X

[Rick Myers]

7. BREAKING NEWS

Ze surrenders to France.

[notadmblnd]

8. They also announced that thye'll be laying off.

let's hope that it is the beginning of the end for Mr. Eric Prince and co.

[Gold Metal Flake]

10. Those fucking gun grabbers?

Name sounds like some POS wine spritzer.