FLASHBACK: Obama Has 250,000 “Contractors” in Iraq and Afghan Wars, Increases Number of Mercenaries

(Jeremy Scahill)   Newly released Pentagon statistics show that in both Iraq and Afghanistan the number of armed contractors is rising. The DoD says it sees “similar dependence on contractors in future.” A couple of years ago, Blackwater executive Joseph Schmitz seemed to see a silver lining for mercenary companies with the prospect of US forces [...]