Article: U.S. defense chief urges security contractors to coordinate with military in Iraq

U.S. defense chief urges security contractors to coordinate with military in Iraq

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- United States Defense SecretaryRobert Gate urged on Thursday security contractors in Iraq to coordinated their activities with U.S.-led forces in the country.

"There have been instances where, to put it mildly, the Iraqis have been offended and not treated properly," Gates told a press conference at the Pentagon. "Those kinds of activities work at cross purposes to our larger mission in Iraq."

He criticized security contractors in Iraq, whose work was sometimes run against the overall U.S. mission there.

The Pentagon made the most critical remarks against the security contractors ...

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