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The topic of “hired” guns, no bid contract, private armies and misappropriation of billions is truly interesting, but the book became unreadable. Mr. Scahill’s reporting of the “facts” is so laced with his disdain for the Erik Prince and Bush doctrine he looses credibility with the reader. At some point one might find a contractor traveling in a convoy that is engulfed in flames, beaten and beheaded as “victim” not simply a heartless mercenary. The facts clearly support there were many atrocities committed in Iraq by contractors and the lack of culpability is unacceptable. However, if you paint every American as blood thirsty killer and every Iraqis as a innocent god fearing being, you are not credible
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mike_bos, January 28, 2009
The topic of “hired” guns, no bid contract, private armies and misappropriation of billions is truly interesting, but the book became unreadable. Mr. Scahill’s reporting of the “facts” is so laced with his disdain for the Erik Prince and Bush doctrine he looses credibility with the reader. At some point one might find a contractor traveling in a convoy that is engulfed in flames, beaten and beheaded as “victim” not simply a heartless mercenary. The facts clearly support there were many atrocities committed in Iraq by contractors and the lack of culpability is unacceptable. However, if you paint every American as blood thirsty killer and every Iraqis as a innocent god fearing being, you are not credible(4 of 12 readers found this comment helpful)