Kim Sengupta, Gaylan al-Ogaidy, Independent UK. October 22, 2009. Abu Yousif fled Iraq after his life was threatened over his work for a U.S.-employed firm. "Working for foreigners made you a target, but I needed the money to feed my family."
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: World. June 1, 2009. Newly released Pentagon statistics show that in both Iraq and Afghanistan the number of armed contractors is rising.
Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise. April 11, 2008. The war on drugs is great fun and all, but is pissing off a million of this guy's followers really such a bright tactic?