Not just any private contractors....all three of the stories I mentioned here involve KBR, and there are other allegations against them as well. One reason there is almost no action being taken regarding these situations is because they involve private contractors. The contractors claim that they are not subject to military rules since they are private contractors, but when someone attempts to bring them to justice through civilian channels, they claim that they are exempt from that since they are contracted by the military. It's a pretty ridiculous loophole, and it leaves them with basically no accountability whatsoever.
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