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...else in Iraq--from journalists to government contractors to the U.S. administrator in Iraq, L. Paul Bremer--is largely being done by private security companies stocked with former soldiers looking for good money and the taste of danger. Pentagon officials count roughly 20 private companies around the world that contract for security work, mainly in combat areas. They are finding plenty of it in Iraq. Scott Custer, a co-director of Custer Battles, based in Fairfax, Va., says as many as 30,000 Iraqis and "several thousand expats" are working for private outfits in Iraq. Security contractors make...
...escorting a shipment of "goods." Several sources familiar with Blackwater operations told TIME that the company has in some cases abbreviated training even for crucial missions in war zones. A former private military operator with knowledge of Blackwater's operational tactics says the firm did not give all its contract warriors in Afghanistan proper training in offensive-driving tactics, although missions were to include vehicular and dignitary-escort duty. "Evasive driving and ambush tactics were not--repeat, were not--covered in training," this source said. Asked to respond to the charges, Blackwater spokesman Bertelli said, "Blackwater never comments on training...
...association also named Brown senior goaltender Yann Danis as its most valuable player. Danis, who has signed a professional contract with the Montreal Canadiens, is one of three remaining finalists for the Hobey Baker Award, along with forwards Junior Lessard (Minnesota-Duluth) and Zach Parise (North Dakota). The Hobey will be awarded at Faneuil Hall on Friday afternoon, the off-day of the Frozen Four...
...Last June, LaBua said that the mix of in-house and contract security guards did not represent the best way to provide security for the school community...
...contract Hicks signed him to in 2000, for a quarter of a billion dollars, is by far the highest ever for an athlete. A-Rod's $252 million over 10 years was negotiated at the height of the '90s irrational exuberance. When the Rangers' performance and attendance started collapsing, Hicks lost his gamble, having to trade ARod while continuing to cover part of his salary. Being known for your salary is a dubious recognition, but ARod handles it smoothly. "I'm proud of my contract," he says, sitting with his wife on the deck of their house...