a CIA security officer, according to his sister; former U.S. Navy SEAL Jeremy Wise, 35, and Dane Paresi, 46, of Dupont, Washington State. Wise and Paresi were security contractors working for Xe, a security company formerly known as Blackwater.[91][92][59][93][37] ABC News reported, however, that their role was not to provide security for the base, according to a source familiar with Xe's contracts.[61] While the CIA had appeared to distance itself from the firm in recent years, the reports about the contractors pointed to a continued close relationship between the agency and the company.
Это о недавних событиях при взрыве базы ЦРУ.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward...Chapman_attack
Так что роль контрактников шире чем можно просто представить.