Will Blackwater Be Kicked Out of Iraq After Recent Bloodbath?By Jeremy Scahill, The NationSo far Blackwater has only received a slap on the wrist after killing innocent civilians. Are the U.S. and Iraqi governments finally ready to send them packing? Read more »
Even if the firm loses its contracts its gurads will probably find work with other PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES....with British outfits like Aegis and Armor Group in Iraq.
These people will be present at St Athan??? providing or receiving training?
See also Flush with Profits from the Iraq War, Military Contractors See a World of Business OpportunitiesJeremy Scahill, Indypendent. August 13, 2007.Since launching the "global war on terror," the administration has funneled billions of public dollars to "private contractors" and more than doubled the size of the occupation with these hired guns.
Labor Dept: 1,001 Civilian Workers Have Died in IraqDavid Ivanovich, Houston Chronicle. August 8, 2007.Contractors represent part of the hidden death-toll in Iraq.
Outsourcing Intelligence: How Bush Gets His National Intelligence from Private CompaniesR.J. Hillhouse, The Nation. July 31, 2007.Private corporations are now a major staple of national intelligence and are heavily involved in producing the most important and most sensitive national security document -- the President's Daily Brief.