U.S. Companies Hired to Train Foreign Armies

Los Angeles Times ^ | 04/14/02 | ESTHER SCHRADER

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WASHINGTON -- When the Pentagon talks about training the new Afghan National Army, it doesn't mean with its own soldiers. The Green Berets and other elite U. S. troops are needed elsewhere. Instead, the Defense Department is drawing up plans to use its commandos to jump-start the Afghan force, then hire private military contractors to finish the job.

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Why shouldn't the U.S. have its own "Sandline" or "Executive Outcomes"? As long as they don't get involved in domestic affairs...