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Article: U.S. Defense, State departments agree on more control over private security contractors in Iraq
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- October 30, 2007
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U.S. Defense, State departments agree on more control over private
security contractors in Iraq
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Defense and State
departments have reached an agreement that American military command
in Baghdad should have more authority to monitor private security
contractors working for the U.S. government in Iraq, defense
officials said on Tuesday.
It should be made more clear on rules for the use of force and
coordination of the movement of the contractors protecting personnel
of both the State Department and the Pentagon in Iraq, Pentagon
spokesman Geoff Morrell told reporters.
The agreement was reached during a meeting between Defense
Secretary Robert Gates and ...