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Iran: The Blackwater-MeK Scare

May 3, 2010 | 17:51 GMT

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Summary

A conservative Iranian media outlet reported May 3 that the U.S. security firm Blackwater (now known as XE Services) is working with Iranian militant and opposition group Mujahedeen-e-Khalq. The report likely is an exaggeration, if not outright fabrication, crafted to serve domestic Iranian political interests.

A report that U.S. security firm Blackwater -- now called XE Services -- and Iranian militant group Mujahedeen-e-Khalq are working together likely is an exaggeration, if not false. ...

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