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Contractors working for Blackwater take part in a firefight in Iraq in 2004. (File 2004/Associated Press) |
Derrick Z. Jackson
End of combat yields surge of contractors
While Obama talked about the 50,000 troops that will stay in “advising and assisting’’ roles, he made no mention of our shadow private military. (Full article: 710 words)
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