The world’s largest private army is getting a makeover.

Blackwater Worldwide is dumping its name in favor of Xe, after its original name became a liability.

Blackwater guards killed 17 Iraqi civilians in 2007, and the company has become well known through its alleged disdain and abuse employees hand out to the people they are suppose to be protecting.

Blackwater Lodge and Training Center, the subsidiary that conducts much of the company’s overseas operations and domestic training, has been renamed U.S. Training Center Inc according to the NY Times.

The new name is pronounced Zee….as in Na-zi. Ironic or purposely picked?

Iraq has announced that it will deny a license to controversial private army Blackwater Worldwide, preventing the company from providing protection to US interests in the country.

The Iraqi Government said that the decision was due to improper conduct and excessive use of force, in particular the 2007 killings of 17 Iraqi civilians by the company.

Blackwater has a long reputation for aggressiveness and using excessive force in protecting American officials. The company is regarded as the one of, if not the largest private army in the world.

It’s not clear yet when Blackwater will be thrown out of the country. The State Department said it was studying in implications.