"Just out of curiosity--do the DOD figures on casualties include Blackwater casualties?"

I would hope not! Isn't that why you get paid the big cash when you work under the table. No taxes either, I'd bet, no workers comp, no SS, no health & welfare. No OSHA looking over their shoulders, no accountability. I'd say that they deserve not a penny extra & that Blackwater has some Labor Dept. issues, too.

Barry