• Stumble Upon
  • Reddit
  • Digg
 

Iraq Contractors Exceed Troops in Number

text sizeAAA
July 5, 2007

According to a Wednesday article in The Los Angeles Times, private contractors in Iraq now outnumber the 160,000 American combat troops there.

According to State and Defense department figures, more than 180,000 civilians are working in Iraq. T. Christian Miller, who wrote the article, talks with Alex Cohen.

 
  • Stumble Upon
  • Reddit
  • Digg
 

Podcast and RSS Feeds

PodcastRSS

  • Iraq
     
  • Day to Day
     
 
 

Comments

Discussions for this story are now closed. Please see the Community FAQ for more information.

 

Web Resources

podcast

Foreign Dispatch Podcast

Foreign Dispatch Podcast

A weekly podcast of the biggest news and best stories from NPR's foreign correspondents from around the world.

Subscribe