Mercenaries for America

This is propaganda which is blatanly false. The ones who were killed in the incident were employed by the US government to guard supplies and deliveries to US forces. They were employed by the US government in the furtherance of military operations.

Even the ones employed by private corporations are paid by the government and it is spelled out in the contracts.

Look, let us be clear, these are not private companies who go to do business neutrally in Iraq. They are companies which are getting contracts from the US government to do work for the US government and most of that work is related to military operations and to furthering the occupation. The US government does not have enough manpower and so specidfies in the contracts that they will pay for the “contractors” to provide protection.

The “contractors” are, very much working to further the occupation of Iraq and are combatants on the side of the USA. The fact that the USA subcontracts the job is irrelevant. Uncle SAM gives the orders and pays the guys.