Barry, They're Private Firms, They Don't Need Government Nannies

I did not realize that private security firms, such as Blackwater USA, were as viable a private enterprise as they seemingly are, as this statement supports.

"Peter Singer of the Brookings Institution, who wrote a book on the private military industry, says it brings in about $100 billion a year worldwide."

Evidently Barry Yeoman, a frequent contributer to Mother Jones and Discover, is worried about the safety of the private individuals who are employed by such private enterprises.

"So far, the Pentagon has failed to prove it can take responsibility for either the actions or the safety of its private-sector soldiers."

Evidently Barry doesn’t understand that the safety and responsibility for these private employees is not part of the Pentagon’s purview.

From a NYT op-ed, written by Barry Yeoman, titled “Need an Army? Just Pick Up the Phone."

Update: Alex Taborrak looks at the British version of private military entities in a post titled, appropriately enough, “Private Militaries."

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