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Blackwater Worldwide is perhaps one of the higher profile private military contractors in Iraq, but they're not the only one. 

Blackwater's involvement in the killing of 17 civilians in Iraq and the subsequent investigations highlight the problem of how to hold "soldiers for hire" accountable when things go wrong.

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Blackwater Worldwide is perhaps one of the higher-profile private military contractors in Iraq, but they're not the only one.  Blackwater's involvement in the killing of 17 civilians in Iraq and the subsequent investigations highlight the problem holding soldiers for hire accountable when things go wrong.

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