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CIA Hired Blackwater to Hunt al-Qaida

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WASHINGTON (Aug. 20) - The CIA hired private contractors at Blackwater USA in 2004 as part of a secret program to kill top-level members of al-Qaida, a person familiar with the program said Wednesday.
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The CIA hired private contractors at Blackwater USA in 2004 to hunt and kill top-level members of al-Qaida, a person familiar with the program tells The Associated Press. The sources says the contracts were unsuccessful and canceled years ago. News of the program was first reported by The New York Times on its Web site.