Nov 20th, 2008 · Washington Post reporter Steve Fainaru has extensively covered the "parallel army" of private security contractors. His book Big Boy Rules: America's Mercenaries Fighting In Iraq, details the tens of thousands of "mercs" who arrived in Iraq in the absence of sufficient levels of U.S. troops.
Keywords: security · Iraq · boys · private · army · America · contractor · Parallel · Merce · Steve Fainaru · emWashington · emBig
Sep 28th, 2007 · Preliminary results of the U.S. Embassy's investigation into the Blackwater shooting incident on Sept. 16, which resulted in the deaths of Iraqi civilians, differ greatly from the official Iraqi version of events. Melissa Block talks with Washington Post reporter Steve Fainaru.
Keywords: Iraq · Washington Post · civil · deaths · Melissa Block · embassy · investigators · Blackwater · Steve Fainaru
