The media is starting to do the math on contractors
Bancroft Global Development works in conflict zones as a nonprofit, but Bancroft Global Investments — a separate legal entity...has made entrepreneurial investments in Somalia and become one of the country’s largest real estate investors and developers. militarytimes.com/news/your-army…
Those who have read my books or seen my documentaries know, I am not anti-contractor. I just think we need to take a pragmatic view of the game of "hide the pickle" that our government does to bullshit the public on force numbers. amazon.com/Licensed-Kill-…
Mike Stock and other contractors see the "frontier" investment market as being linked to security and investment. But there are risks. foreignpolicy.com/2015/01/22/del…

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