Two More Merc Firms Get Big Iraq Contracts


“Two more security firms have won contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars to build the State Department a private army in Iraq. The department confirms to Danger Room that longtime Iraq contractor Triple Canopy and newcomer Global Strategies Group will contribute to State’s planned protection force of 5,500 contractors.

In September, the State Department announced that eight security firms would share in a $10 billion contract to guard diplomats.”

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/05/two-more-merc-firms-get-big-iraq-contracts/

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