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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Number of Private Security Contractors Increases President Obama railed against the reliance on private security contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan during his campaign, but new Pentagon statistics reveal their number has steadily <a href="http://rebelreports.com/post/116277092/obama-has-250-000-contractors-in-iraq-and-afghan" title="grown">grown</a> since he took office, increasing 23 percent in Iraq and 29 percent in Afghanistan in the second quarter of 2009. “Blackwater” author Jeremy Scahill investigates. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090602_number_of_private_security_contractors_increases/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090602_number_of_private_security_contractors_increases/</a> Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Number of Private Security Contractors Increases President Obama railed against the reliance on private security contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan during his campaign, but new Pentagon statistics reveal their number has steadily <a href="http://rebelreports.com/post/116277092/obama-has-250-000-contractors-in-iraq-and-afghan" title="grown">grown</a> since he took office, increasing 23 percent in Iraq and 29 percent in Afghanistan in the second quarter of 2009. “Blackwater” author Jeremy Scahill investigates. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090602_number_of_private_security_contractors_increases/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090602_number_of_private_security_contractors_increases/</a> Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com

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