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Private Warriors
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/warriors/

Description:
This Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program looks "at private contractors servicing U.S. military supply lines, running U.S. military bases, and protecting U.S. diplomats and generals" in Kuwait and Iraq. Website features discussions of the appropriateness of outsourcing, whether privatization saves taxpayer money, and the role of contractors. Includes contractor profiles, interviews, a FAQ, video of the program, and related links.

Publisher:
WGBH Educational Foundation

Extra Keywords
Kellogg, Brown Root KBR Halliburton Blackwater Camp Anaconda Baghdad mercenaries

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Government contractors -- United States
Private security services
Public contracts -- United States
United States -- Armed Forces -- Management

LII Database Information:
Record 3112 created by Jennifer English on 04/07/2005
Last modification on 09/21/2005
Published: 04/07/2005  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/3112