The Week Magazine gives a primer on private contractors and the Iraq War
http://www.theweekmagazine.com/article.asp?id=961
Quick number jolt: 240 dead contractors, 900+ wounded. They perform 30% of the military's Iraq functions. One agent can make up to $250,000 per year. Private military firms in 50 countries now rake in $100 billion a year.
posted at 3:25 am
on May. 30, 2005
