With almost no congressional oversight and even less public awareness, the Bush administration has more than doubled the size of the
There are now almost 200,000 private "contractors" deployed in
Since the launch of the "global war on terror," the administration has systematically funneled billions of dollars in public money to corporations like Blackwater
In essence, the Bush administration has created a shadow army that can be used to wage wars unpopular with the American public but extremely profitable for a few unaccountable private companies.
[Excerpt of an article by Jeremy Scahill, a Puffin Writing Fellow at The Nation Institute]
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