According to Jeremy Scahill, author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Arm, 48,000 privately-contracted troops, aka "mercenaries" are currently serving in Iraq.
Blackwater USA is one of a hundred private companies who are contracted to do basic jobs, such as clean for our troops, to critical security initiatives, including protecting State Department officials and Iraqi officials.
Through such companies, President Bush has been able to persue an offensive program in Iraq without consent from Congress. These mercenaries are also not included in the casualt
Check out Jeremy Scahill on the Daily Show.
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