BLACKWATER FOUNDER GOING BEFORE CONGRESS.(News)

The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) | October 2, 2007 | Copyright

Byline: Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- The founder of Blackwater USA says he is looking forward to telling his side of the story to members of Congress who labeled his private security firm an out-of-control outfit indifferent to Iraqi civilian casualties.

Blackwater, which has been paid more than $1 billion in federal contracts since 2001, is embroiled in a host of controversies over the conduct of its guards that have prompted some Iraqis to demand its expulsion.

Blackwater's 38-year-old founder and chairman, Erik Prince, was to be one of the ...

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