Private security contractors in Iraq face little accountability if they sh

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Sorry, I cannot access the LA Times web page for some reason. So here is some of the info. from the Seattle Times.

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Private security contractors have been involved in scores of shootings in Iraq, but none has been prosecuted for wrongdoing despite findings in at least one fatal case that the men had not followed proper procedures, according to interviews and documents obtained by the Los Angeles Times.

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Tens of thousands of the heavily armed private guards are under contract to the U.S. government and companies working to rebuild Iraq. The conduct of such security personnel has long been one of the most controversial issues in the reconstruction.

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A Justice Department official, who asked not to be identified because he is not an authorized spokesman, said the lack of prosecutions of contractors reflected poor oversight by U.S. officials in Iraq, who are under no compulsion to report suspected criminal behavior.

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aid Joshua Schwartz, co-director of George Washington University's government-procurement program. "The contractors are making the mission of the U.S. military in Iraq more difficult."

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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002665100_contractors05.html

Improperly supervised, many in above their heads, raking in money, unaccountable for the harm they are doing...a mess that has gone out of control, BushCo.