US contractors in Iraq outnumber US troops
MSNBC
09/19/07
The United States has assembled an imposing industrial army in Iraq larger than its uniformed fighting force and responsible for a such a broad swath of responsibilities the military might not be able to operate without its private-sector partners. More than 180,000 Americans, Iraqis, and nationals from other countries work under a slew of federal contracts to provide security, gather intelligence, build roads, forge a financial system and transport needed supplies in a country the size of California...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20879227/
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=contractors
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Blackwater
09/19/07
The United States has assembled an imposing industrial army in Iraq larger than its uniformed fighting force and responsible for a such a broad swath of responsibilities the military might not be able to operate without its private-sector partners. More than 180,000 Americans, Iraqis, and nationals from other countries work under a slew of federal contracts to provide security, gather intelligence, build roads, forge a financial system and transport needed supplies in a country the size of California...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20879227/
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=contractors
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Blackwater
rudkla - 20. Sep, 13:19