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Postman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 07:36 PM
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mercenaries in Iraq
The president relies on thousands of private soldiers with little oversight, a disturbing example of the military-industrial complex.
By Jeremy Scahill
JEREMY SCAHILL is a fellow at the Nation Institute and the author of the forthcoming "Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army."



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dogman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-28-07 07:40 PM
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1. More likely tens of thousands.
According to Petraeus' testimony they are looking at the escalation involving 40,000 plus "special" troops.
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