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Game of Thrones is back

Spoiler alert: this talks about plot points of season 3 episode 1 Spirits soared higher than those ever-growing dragons as Game of Thrones finally returned to our screens – and just a matter of hours behind US audiences. So what did we learn And was the episode all it was cracked up to be There is, as ever in the land of Westeros, much to discuss (Spoiler alert: for those that haven’t watched the episode yet, firstly, what are you waiting for, secondly, come back tomorrow for a full-length recap, and thirdly, what are you waiting for) Power hungry Daenerys escaped Qarth – notably by sea in her new boat – but couldn’t quite get out of the reach of the pesky warlocks

Blackwater Hit Squads: What Was the CIA Thinking?

The other shoe has dropped. CIA Director Leon Panetta, it turns out, ran up to up to Capitol Hill this June not simply to confess the CIA had a secret assassination program it never implemented but rather to confess it had sub-contracted the job out

Congresswoman: U.S. ties with Xe, formerly Blackwater, must end

A member of Congress Friday called on the State Department to stop doing business with Xe, the North Carolina-based security company formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, asked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton whether the State Department had just signed a new $20 million dollar contract with Xe for Iraq, saying she is “very concerned” that the State Department may be signing new security contracts with Xe, both in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Blackwater era ending in Iraq

The troubled Blackwater era ends in Iraq on Thursday as another firm takes over the once-dominant company’s security services contract in Baghdad. Triple Canopy, a Herndon, Virginia-based company, picks up the expiring contract of Blackwater, which changed its name to Xe a few months ago.

In pictures: The Lahore attack on Sri Lankan cricket team

Prince, in an e-mail to employees and independent contractors, said Danielle Esposito will become chief operating officer and executive vice president. Esposito has worked for the firm and its partners for nearly 10 years. Blackwater/Xe’s president, Gary Jackson, is also retiring, Prince said

Blackwater founder, CEO resigns

Erik Prince, founder of the Blackwater Worldwide security firm, announced Monday he has resigned as head of the company, recently renamed Xe. Prince, in an e-mail to employees and independent contractors, said Danielle Esposito will become chief operating officer and executive vice president. Esposito has worked for the firm and its partners for nearly 10 years