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'Dancing Boy' Scandal Taints Both Americans and Afghans

Shirin Sadeghi, New America Media. December 28, 2010.

To win over Afghan locals, American contractor DynCorp bankrolled 'bacha bazi' parties -- the culturally accepted practice of pedophilia by men against boys.

$6 Billion Later, Afghan Cops Aren't Ready to Serve

T. Christian Miller, ProPublica. March 23, 2010.

Since 2002, the U.S. has spent $6 billion in an effort to create an effective Afghan police force -- but the program has been a disaster.

Obama's Blackwater? Chicago Mercenary Firm Gets Millions for Private "Security" in Israel and Iraq

Jeremy Scahill, AlterNet. April 2, 2009.

Federal records obtained by AlterNet reveal a multi-million dollar contract for a private U.S. paramilitary force operating out of Jerusalem.

President Obama, Why Did You Pay Blackwater $70 Million in February?

Jeremy Scahill, AlterNet. March 17, 2009.

Obama may keep the company on the government payroll months after its Iraq contract expires. Not bad for a firm supposedly going down in flames.

Why a Defense Contractor's Seemingly Mundane Decision Has Iraqi Interpreters Fearing for Their Lives

Carol Burke, AlterNet. February 3, 2009.

U.S. contractors want to hand over their Iraqi translators' personal data to Iraqi officials. The results could be deadly.

One Fifth of Iraq Funding Goes to Private Contractors

Willam Fisher, IPS News. September 6, 2008.

If spending continues at the current rate, the U.S. will have spent 100 billion dollars on military contractors in Iraq by the end of the year.

Jeremy Scahill: Blackwater is Still in Charge, Deadly, Above the Law and Out of Control

Antonia Juhasz, AlterNet. June 19, 2008.

Think Blackwater's days are numbered? Think again. Jeremy Scahill explains why its slaughter of Iraqis has not stopped the notorious mercenary firm.

Blackwater's Private CIA

Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. June 9, 2008.

The notorious mercenary company now offers spy "services" to Fortune 500 companies, for the right price.