Community | December 02, 2009 | 1 comment

As Obama Sends More Troops, Giant Shadow Army Of Contractors Set To Grow In Afghanistan

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"Since the end of the Cold War the US government has become extremely comfortable with contracting out certain military functions to the private sector, and therefore doesn't consider these contractors to be part of the American commitment," says Peter Juul, a researcher at the Center for American Progress. "They're off the books and don't really count, even though you have to pay for them."
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1 comment // As Obama Sends More Troops, Giant Shadow Army Of Contractors Set To Grow In Afghanistan

  • SleepDirt
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      SleepDirt  

    • Yeah, this is a sad state of affairs. A shadow army with no accountability and no Congressional oversight that costs some 10 times as much per head than an American service person. The pentagon is lying about not knowing the numbers of contractors, of course. It's what they do.
      These are very dark days in the history of America.

    • 2 years ago
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