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THE COALITION OF THE BILLING ....The Washington Post s Steve Fainaru had a fascinating item a couple of weeks ago in which he detailed the extent of the work private military contractors are doing in Iraq. The piece described an environment in which more than 100 private security companies operate outside of Iraqi law, providing protection for top administration officials.Fainaru didn t nail down just how big a private force we re talking about, but today, the LA Times T. Christian Miller adds some surprising details.The number of U.S.-paid private contractors in Iraq now exceeds that of American combat troops, newly released figures show, raising fresh questions about the privatization of the war effort and the government s capacity to carry out military and rebuilding campaigns.More than 180,000 civilians -- including Americans, foreigners and Iraqis -- are working in Iraq under U.S. contracts, according to State and Defense department figures obtained by the Los Angeles Times.Some of this is admittedly a little fuzzy. As James Joyner noted, a majority
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