Soldiers of Fortune in War on Terror
By AAN Staff
july 30, 2003 10:05 am
They fly helicopters, guard military bases and
provide reconnaissance. They're private
military companies -- and they're replacing
U.S. soldiers in the war on terrorism. Independent
Weekly's Barry Yeoman looks at
Blackwater USA's $35.7 million contract with the
Pentagon to train more than 10,000 sailors from
Virginia, Texas, and California each year. "Other
contracts are so secret, says
Blackwater
president Gary Jackson, that he can't tell one
federal agency about the business he's doing with
another," Yeoman writes.