The Black Water & Other Contractors In Iraq-Behaviors!

September 18-2007:

The Black Water & Other Contractors In Iraq-Behaviors!

It is common knowledge in Iraq and with those who have been following the current political and Civil War climate in Iraq. To be aware of the actions of several private contracting firms like the one cited above, and how they operate in Iraq on a daily basis.

Outlined below are some of these concerns and complaints:

* It is common knowledge on the streets of Baghdad, that several private security personnel operate there with impunity.

* These operators are charged with protecting USA foreign officials, goods, building materials and equipment, and other services from the airport and

wharves en-route to it's destination.

* Sometimes these convoys are attacked by insurgents, who see them also as the enemy to their cause in Iraq.

* These contracted and heavily armed personnel try their utmost to protect their protege. Sometime un-successfully.

* And finally, these contractors are hired by the Pentagon, to do operations they feel cannot be done by the US army, because of logistical and other practical problems.

FURTHERMORE:

So these private contractors are used to do these kinds of protective and mercenary operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is also true that when the military and private contractors use the roads, they do so without consideration for proper road rules, or other Iraqi vehicles. And many of these convoys try to evade terrorists attacks by any means necessary.

And that might entail ramming into other vehicles on the roads, or behaving in an intimidating manner which implies, that other vehicular traffic had better get out of their way, "Or Suffer The Consequences." Incidentally, these contracted security personnel are paid exorbitant salaries, and allowed personal insurance coverage for themselves, as a LURE for them to continue working in that or those high risk environments!

So the Iraqi government said it has had enough of this mistreatment of Iraqi civilians, and they must leave Iraq now!

Could the US administration in Washington, dis-continue using these private companies anytime soon. I think not! This kind of out-sourcing of security costs the US government much less, rather than having it's uniformed forces do that job full time.

Derryck S. Griffith.
Educator-Advocate & Blogger.