McClatchy: Lawmakers seek probe of private contractors in Iraq

[babylonsister]

http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/news/nation/17146009.htm

Lawmakers seek probe of private contractors in Iraq
By Barbara Barrett
McClatchy Newspapers

WASHINGTON - Four years after the invasion of Iraq, Congress still has been unable to grasp the scope of armed security contractors working in that country.

This week, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton of Missouri and Rep. David Price of North Carolina, both Democrats, asked the Government Accountability Office to provide details on the use of private security contractors in Iraq.

Skelton and Price want to know how many such contractors are working there, for what purpose and under what legal authority. There has been little oversight over cost and operations so far, but many questions.

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[Joanne98]

1. YAY!

[Donnachaidh]

2. Go after BLACKWATER!

We don't need an American WaffenSS anywhere.

[MnFats]

3. i really think Blackwater is getting away with murder over their....literally.

and their mercs are being paid vastly more than our soldiers and marines....and they're doing the 'wet work.'

[babylonsister]

4. I wish they would go after Blackwater; they are slimy as hell and yes,

more than likely getting away with murder.