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VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Obama Has 250,000 \'Contractors\' Deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' According to new statistics released by the Pentagon, with Barack Obama as commander in chief, there has been a 23% increase in the number of "Private Security Contractors" working for the Department of Defense in Iraq in the second quarter of 2009 and a 29% increase in Afghanistan, which "correlates to the build up of forces" in the country.
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Obama Has 250,000 'Contractors' Deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan 2009
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One high hill on the western slope of the saddle soon had so many different contractors laboring away that it became known as Contractors Hill.
The Path Between the Seas DAVID McCULLOUGH. 2005
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One high hill on the western slope of the saddle soon had so many different contractors laboring away that it became known as Contractors Hill.
The Path Between the Seas DAVID McCULLOUGH. 2005
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All contracts went out to tender and while the civil contract and 80 per cent of the housing contract went to big companies - Sword Contractors and Stocks Housing respectively - the remaining 20 per cent of the building contract was reserved for small contractors, 16 of whom signed contracts at the tender price.
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The notorious selfishness and ruthless streak that are exhibited by the Contractors is a massive open secret from the viewer's point of view and are therefore one of the most fascinating peculiarities of
Anime Nano! 2010
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Private armies of murdering "Contractors" who are above the law
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Private armies of murdering "Contractors" who are above the law
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Private armies of murdering "Contractors" who are above the law
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"Contractors" are all over the torture, "extraordinary rendition" and secret prison stories, so I'd be very surprised if Blackwater wasn't involved somewhere along the line.
Happy 8th Birthday, Gitmo: an interview with watchdog Andy Worthington 2010
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Private armies of murdering "Contractors" who are above the law
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