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2004-05-17 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Townsville Post 2004-05-17 8:40:42 PM|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I have no problem with our Aussie trained friends helping out - G'd Luck Mates!

Posted by Frank G 2004-05-17 11:16:24 PM|| 2004-05-17 11:16:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 They are doing a great job and most are well trained, working in difficult situation to keep aid workers and contractors safe in the rebuilding of Iraq. To call them mercenaries, hired guns or soldiers of fortune is a crock. They are employed by a company who is contracted by USAID. It is a legitimate job, and to say they are being paid $9000 a week is an even bigger load of rubbish. The journalist(who shall remain nameless), like most journalists obviously enjoyed overstating the situation. Gordon Conroy (if they are in fact his own words) has done nothing more than make the guys he employs sound like a bunch of cowboys, when nothing could be further from the truth. Other than that the report does give some indication of the dangers they face on a daily basis.

Posted by Aussie Wife 2004-06-02 10:29:11 AM|| 2004-06-02 10:29:11 AM|| Front Page Top

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