As never before Americans are paying others -- mercenaries, soldiers of fortune, private contractors of all sorts -- to do their dirty work for them. Beyond corporate cronyism, this "force multiplier" strategy includes the Bush administration's policy of withholding food and other humanitarian aid as a weapon in its War on Terror.
Perhaps now that a flamboyant American mercenary Jonathan K Idema has been arrested (see Daily Times (Pakistan): NATO troops duped by US vigilantes) for tricking NATO forces into helping him with his privately run prison in Afghanistan, perhaps the truth will start to come out.
Guardian (London): Hearts and minds at any cost
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