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Soldiers of Fortune in War on Terror

By AAN Staff
july 30, 2003  10:05 am
Soldiers of Fortune in War on Terror
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.
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