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Contractors beyond the law in Iraq
There are now nearly as many private contractors in Iraq as there are U.S. soldiers - and about half of them are private security guards equipped with automatic weapons, body armor, helicopters and bullet-proof trucks.
- DEBORAH HASTINGS / The Associated Press
- Aug 11, 2007
- Aug 11, 2007
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This undated family photo shows Blackwater USA security contractor Jerko Gerald Zovko, who was killed in Fallujah, Iraq, in March 2004.
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DEBORAH HASTINGS / The Associated Press
There are now nearly as many private contractors in Iraq as there are U.S. soldiers — and about half of them are private security guards equipped with automatic weapons, body armor, helicopters and bullet-proof trucks.
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