Blackwater, recently renamed Xe, issued a statement Tuesday, saying it would respond "to the anonymous unsubstantiated and offensive assertions put forward by the plaintiffs, " in a brief to be filed August 17.

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While these facts remain unsubstantiated at this time, various press reports and additional assertions made to my staff indicate that some disclosure may have occurred in violation of proper procedures.

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