In outsourced U.S. wars, contractor deaths top 1,000 http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN0318650320070703?src=070307_1532_DOUBLEFEATURE_doctors_held_in_plot&sp=true
Tue Jul 3, 2007
By Bernd Debusmann, Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The death toll for private contractors in the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has topped 1,000, a stark reminder of the risks run by civilians working with the military in roles previously held by soldiers. http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN0318650320070703?src=070307_1532_DOUBLEFEATURE_doctors_held_in_plot&sp=true