Yes, it is probably wrong to jump to conclusions but if the the CIA didn't want the job, why would anyone else want it. Perhaps its because the job description was too stinky. I don't like the idea of private contractors engaged in war time activities because they are not held to the same standards as the government or the military. The chain of command is very difficult to determine. There is no altruism, only profit.

As to the young man who couldn't find a job in the States so decided to go to Iran and drive a truck with no protection... hmmm....

maybe thats because the unemployment is so high in the States. Maybe he wouldn't have to take those kind of risks if the economy was healthy. Maybe he'd be going to school or learning a trade if the educational system wasn't so cash-strapped.

I have always viewed war as nothing more than profitting from the pain of others. I see the situation in Iraq as even more so.

Amos, I hope they lose their shirts because they have structured their business to meet the needs of the Bush administration. I am surprised that you work for them. Are you in the homeland security division? Does your job make anyone miserable?