[lit-ideas] Re: No Special Forces, thank you...
- From: "Andreas Ramos" <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 14:15:05 -0700
Article in today's NYT about the mercenaries in Iraq.
There are some 20,000 mercenaries in Iraq. They are the second-largest
contingent after the USA (120K). There are more mercenaries than British
troops.
Since the start of 2003, contractors have filed claims for 94 deaths and
1,164 injuries.
Blackwater isn't just sending out soldiers. They also have combat
helicopters. It's a serious quasi-military force.
And some of these forces even have their own staff professors of philosophy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/19/international/middleeast/19SECU.html
yrs,
andreas
www.andreas.com
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