http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040414/us_nm/iraq_contractors_toll_dc&cid=1896&ncid=1473Known deaths so far include 30 employees and subcontractors working for Texas-based Kellogg Brown and Root, the U.S. military's main logistics contractor in Iraq, and 13 civilians working for San Diego company Titan Corp, which does translation work for the Army in Iraq.
Private security contractors, who have been thrust into greater combat roles as attacks have increased, have also paid a price. Four employees from security firm Blackwater were killed last month.
"There are very few countries that are so hostile, where you constantly run the risk of being surrounded by people with weapons and RPGs (rocket-propelled grenades)," said one security contractor, who asked not to be named.
"Iraq really is a very hostile environment. It raises the question whether ... private companies should be operating there," he said.
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