under the flag of the greenback dollar
Kelley Vlahos at @TAC sums up some of the accusations against Blackwater Worldwide, which was just awarded an extension of its contract to provide security for the State Department in Iraq.
My only quibble: the use of the word contractor. Contractors frame houses, hang drywall, and install plumbing. They don't carry weapons in war zones for money.
The word for that is mercenary.
My only quibble: the use of the word contractor. Contractors frame houses, hang drywall, and install plumbing. They don't carry weapons in war zones for money.
The word for that is mercenary.
posted by poverty at 10:17 AM
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Thank you! As I believe I mentioned, for the longest time I actually thought that they were talking about builders being over there. I kept wondering why on earth they needed to build so much shit in a war zone. I wouldn't be too surprised to learn there were other Americans who had the same impression. But maybe I'm just trying to make myself feel better for being so dense.
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