Private Security Contractors in Iraq

Private Security Contractors in Iraq

The founder of the private security firm Blackwater testifies on Capitol Hill after a shooting incident in which 17 Iraqis were killed, and we look at the larger questions about the role of private security contractors in Iraq.

The founder of the private security firm Blackwater testifies on Capitol Hill after a shooting incident in which 17 Iraqis were killed, and we look at the larger questions about the role of private security contractors in Iraq.

Guests

Doug Brooks

president of the International Peace Operations Association

Karen DeYoung

senior diplomatic correspondent, The Washington Post.

Deborah Avant

professor and director of International Studies at the University of California, Irvine

Ali Al-Dabbagh

special envoy for the Iraqi Prime Minister and spokesman for the Iraqi government

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