The Blackwater corporation’s security contractors in Iraq are  "’universally despised’" among Iraqi officials, according to an article by Steve Fainaru of the Washington Post, their reputation worsened by "aggressive street tactics" that have led to at least 31 deaths and dozens of injuries among Iraqi civilians and government employees.   The roots of the problem lie in conflicts of interest, no-bid contracting, and bureaucratic fiat, without "’any [U.S.] oversight on the issue until recently.’"  Read Steve Fainaru here.

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