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Private Contractors Vital for War

Sarah Percy, professor of International Relations at Oxford University in England, discusses the kinds of services provided by private security companies like Blackwater USA, and how their rules regarding the use of force apply. Percy, author of the forthcoming Mercenaries: The History of a Norm in International Relations, speaks with Steve Inskeep.

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