"They go by many names- mercenaries, soldiers of fortune, wild geese, hired guns, legionnaires, contract killers, hire…"

"Today, 75 percent of U.S. forces in Afghanistan are contracted. Only about 10 percent of these contractors are armed,…"

"Mercenaries?" I ventured. "Agh! Mercenaries!" Bob exclaimed, like I had stabbed him. "Now that's the worst thing you …"

"The idea of the mercenary springs from the same mentality as the one expressed by the two Chinese watching a couple o…"

"Most of those fighting for the United States abroad aren’t even Americans. Private military companies are multination…"

"Many of the larger private military companies also hire local “subs” or sub-contractors, often invisible to U.S. gove…"

"Giving birth to such markets is just one of the many ways that contractors encourage dangerous policymaking. Unlike t…"

"Contractors, then, allow policymakers to wage war outside of the public eye. Their deaths rarely attract headlines th…"

"No international laws exist to regulate the mercenary industry. What we’re left with: If anyone with enough money can…"

"Today, more contractors are killed in combat than soldiers—a stunning turnaround from the start of the wars Iraq and …"