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2005-05-11 Iraq-Jordan

Outsourcing death: gold and blood for Iraq's hired guns

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Posted by Steve 2005-05-11 2:17:01 PM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Big mistake - being captured alive.

Posted by Zhang Fei">Zhang Fei 2005-05-11 15:31|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-05-11 15:31|| Front Page Top

#2 Saito? Really?

Is Musashi Miyamoto gonna turn up too? Maybe go head-hunting with his Katana?

Now that'd be cool.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-05-11 15:42|| 2005-05-11 15:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Two comments: he may not, in fact, be alive any more.

And, eat lead you sons of bitches, because our contractor boys are going to find you one of these days.

Posted by anon 2005-05-11 15:46|| 2005-05-11 15:46|| Front Page Top

#4 Ooo. Those contractors have no sense of humor about these things. Come to think of it, I'm surprised that some of the major syndicates haven't yet started to subcontract some of their talent in the region. The Yakuza or the Triad could probably field a battallion of serious killers and make millions.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-05-11 19:10|| 2005-05-11 19:10|| Front Page Top

#5 and, of course, they're indistinguishable from locals.... jeebus

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-05-11 19:25|| 2005-05-11 19:25|| Front Page Top

#6 Something tells me that we aren't going to be seeing this particular hostage whimpering and begging in a video for all infidels to depart Iraq, and his government grovel so that he can be set free.

This one and the Italian chap who told the terrs to go screw themselves before they iced him - these guys get my bittersweet respect.

I hope Saito-san helped more than a few of Allan's boys meet their raisens.

Posted by Lone Ranger 2005-05-11 21:39|| 2005-05-11 21:39|| Front Page Top

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