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Iraq Hired Guns Fight en Español

Contractors offer hard-to-refuse deal

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 28, 2008 2:20 PM CST

(Newser) – Not every security contractor in Iraq is a hotshot American making $500 a day. Many of the private security personnel roaming Iraq are poor Latin Americans, for whom the promise of $1,000 a month and full benefits is nearly irresistible, reports the LA Times.... Read full story »

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