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To: D. Long who wrote (557723)	6/13/2014 2:39:47 PM
From: Alan Smithee	1 Recommendation Recommended By KLP Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793989

The sources, private contractors who have recently returned to the U.S. from Iraq, said Friday their former colleagues effectively have been abandoned by the U.S. military and are fighting for their lives against an army of jihadists surrounding the base who belong to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS. Dear God this is bad. I had thought we could survive another 2 1/2 years of Obama, but I am starting to wonder.

To: D. Long who wrote (557723)	6/13/2014 5:13:16 PM
From: prometheus1976	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793989

Private contractors??...is that a euphemism for mercenary? science.howstuffworks.com Training and protecting guards in the Democratic Republic of Congo in an effort to stop poachers who threaten endangered animals, such as the black rhinoProviding site security, security force training and security planning for global corporations, such as BP, Exxon and DeBeersGuarding high-ranking civil servants or other political dignitaries, such as the U.S. ambassador to Iraq or the U.S. secretary of stateProtecting Iraq's oil installationsConducting counter-drug operations in Columbia