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Article: SEN. OBAMA CALLS ON PRESIDENT BUSH TO RELEASE INFORMATION ON PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS IN IRAQ
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- September 24, 2007
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The office of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) today sent President Bush the following letter, calling on him to immediately compile and release information on the total number of security contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, the total cost of the contracts, and the number of contractors killed or wounded. With an estimated 48,000 private security employees operating in Iraq, and more than 1,000 contractors killed since 2003, little is known about what functions these security contractors are performing, how much their services are costing, and what rules of engagement they are following.
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