Inside the Scope of Power Held by Private Security Groups

Inside the Scope of Power Held by Private Security Groups
Commonwealth Club - The Commonwealth Club of California
On the margins of the Iraq war, a parallel army of 100,000 has been doing the jobs unable to be tackled by an overstretched U.S. military, either because they cannot or will not take on these jobs.You may know them as "security contractors," and they operate outside the rules of engagement.Fainaru traveled with several bands of "mercs" to find out why they have come to Iraq, revealing a brutally honest portrait of these individuals - The Commonwealth Club of California