http://markfromireland.blogsome.com/2006/09/03/american-mercenary-firm-laughs-all-the-way-to-the-bank-british-soldiers-make-do-and-die/ A blog on Islam, Islamic activism, and world events. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:04:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha http://markfromireland.blogsome.com/2006/09/03/american-mercenary-firm-laughs-all-the-way-to-the-bank-british-soldiers-make-do-and-die/#comment-673 Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:02:57 +0100 http://markfromireland.blogsome.com/2006/09/03/american-mercenary-firm-laughs-all-the-way-to-the-bank-british-soldiers-make-do-and-die/#comment-673 sure these guys can buy whatever equipment they want, because their "client," the U.S. gov't, is giving them hundreds of millions of dollars to do so. are contractors held accountable when they break the law? No [see abu ghraib]. do they get punished when they overcharge? No [try to find any legislation that would make them pay the $$$ back]. And who's footing the bill? You are. It's a crime that our gov't doesn't support their own troops the way they do private corporations. Find out more: www.iraqforsale.org sure these guys can buy whatever equipment they want, because their “client,” the U.S. gov’t, is giving them hundreds of millions of dollars to do so. are contractors held accountable when they break the law? No [see abu ghraib]. do they get punished when they overcharge? No [try to find any legislation that would make them pay the $$$ back]. And who’s footing the bill? You are. It’s a crime that our gov’t doesn’t support their own troops the way they do private corporations. Find out more: www.iraqforsale.org

]]> http://markfromireland.blogsome.com/2006/09/03/american-mercenary-firm-laughs-all-the-way-to-the-bank-british-soldiers-make-do-and-die/#comment-672 Sun, 03 Sep 2006 21:14:40 +0100 http://markfromireland.blogsome.com/2006/09/03/american-mercenary-firm-laughs-all-the-way-to-the-bank-british-soldiers-make-do-and-die/#comment-672 As mentioned at Gorilla's, Mark, I've picked this up and run with it. Full credit, cite and link back here, of course. As mentioned at Gorilla’s, Mark, I’ve picked this up and run with it. Full credit, cite and link back here, of course.

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