THE KING OF PRIVATE MILITARY OUTSOURCING

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Yesterday, Erik Prince the founder and CEO of the controversial Blackwater USA, spoke to the U.S. Congress.

For four hours, he was grilled by the politicians and his performance was very impressive.

Erik Prince -says its entry in Wikipedia- is noted for disliking having his photo taken and distributed; he often uses his hands to shield himself from photographers.

While attending a technology conference in North Carolina, he was visibly uncomfortable when photographed on stage and officials asked that the images not be published.

He also frequently turns down interview requests.

Some have claimed that this is due to fear of terrorist reprisals for his role in creating Blackwater USA.

Watch here the video of this fasciating hearing on private security contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

(Picture by Chris Curry/The Virginian-Pilot)



FOSSET AND BIN LADEN

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Search teams on foot, horseback and all-terrain vehicles are looking in western Nevada for millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, missing since taking off alone in a small plane on September 3.

The ground search is focused now on a patch of rugged terrain identified by U.S. Air Force radar analysis as an area where Fossett’s aircraft was likely to have gone down.

If they can not find Steve Fossett in California how are we going to find Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan?