Potrero Says No Thanks, Blackwater

The increasignly maligned Blackwater Security firm, which has made headlines for its questionable operations in Iraq, had planned to put its worldwide training headquarters in the California town of Potrero, which sits about a 5 mile drive from Tecate and the Mexican border.  That is, until the town recalled five members of the advisory committee overseeing the project, replacing them with less Blackwater friendly panelists.  With a warm fuzzy name like "Blackwater" you'd wonder they're not viewed as a more community friendly entity, but we digress.

Read the story from United Press International.