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Are America's Private Security Contractors Out of Control?
A deadly shooting incident involving Blackwater USA has the US and Iraq at odds over security for American diplomats. Why is the State Department so dependent on private contractors? Are they out of control? Also, foreign aid and peacemaking efforts in the Middle East, and if you live in Orem, Utah, you'd better water your lawn.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenA deadly shooting incident involving Blackwater USA has the US and Iraq at odds over security for American diplomats. Why is the State Department so dependent on private contractors? Are they out of control? Also, foreign aid and peacemaking efforts in the Middle East and, on Reporter's Notebook, a great-grandmother in Orem, Utah faces charges for failing to water the lawn—not to mention resisting arrest.
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