James Thornett was typical. The rugged 34-year-old fought in the invasion of Iraq as a British paratrooper. When the war ended, he left the military rather than take a quieter assignment. "I didn't join the military to sit at a desk," he says. "I joined the military to jump out of airplanes and fight." Seeking that excitement, he returned to Baghdad with Global Risk Strategies, a London-based firm that had set up security for the U.S. embassy. Thornett discovered that he liked Baghdad, and the money was "great" - contractors can make up to $12,000 to $33,000 a month. So he stayed on, switching first to Edinburgh Risk and Security Management, then to Aegis, both British firms. Then, for a change of pace, he set up a bar and restaurant in the Green Zone called the Baghdad Country Club, a popular hangout for contractors until it was shut down last May.
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vanquishbb
- http://www.kill-me-if-you-can.com/
- 2007-10-19 @ 09:58:50
You are so right my friend. I should have provided my source. I just assumed it was all over your newspapers as well. It's truly a sickening thing that's going on. I can't help but thinking about the guy who is working his butt off to keep a roof over his families head and food on the table while his hard earned tax dollars are being pissed away by the truck loads.
http://news.yahoo.com:80/s/time/20071018/wl_time/americasotherarmy
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Is there something after " it was shut down last may"? Can I not see it? Have you done it in invisible type? Do I need special glasses to view the missing part of your weblog posting? Or did you have to run off to the "bathroom" ? Maybe not to have a bath, but maybe the Tequila from last night has worked through your system? Or did you have a hot Indian Curry, and you now have " Dehli Belly"?
Your post seemed to end so abruptly, are you working on a Hollywood script, and leaving a gap for the commercial breaks? Sorry about all the questions, but have to get them all in before 10am ( London time) or you may, or may not answer them ( my questions). Maybe I don't need to know? Cheery....