Mercenaries: Iraq's parallel army
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Erik Prince, chairman of the Prince Group, LLC and Blackwater USA, holds up a picture showing the affect of a car bomb while testifying during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Capitol Hill Oct. 2, 2007 in Washington.
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Washington Post reporter Steve Fainaru discusses the parallel army of 100,000 that is filling in the gaps in Iraq. He says these privately-hired mercenaries operate outside the rules of engagement.
Fainaru is the author of a new book, "Big Boy Rules: In the Company of America's Mercenaries." He spoke at the Commonwealth Club of California last week.
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