The front page of today's Guardian newspaper sees an article by an anonymous British private security guard in Iraq who details what his life is like in and out of the Green Zone in Baghdad. He is earning about £90K per annum tax-free providing protection for contractors working on reconstruction contracts. He describes the service he and others provide as a "taxi service with guns".
Key quote to be found near the end of the article:
Key quote to be found near the end of the article:
"I will probably bin it fairly soon. I think the writing is on the wall for Baghdad. I think it is about to go ballistic. The Baghdad security plan is not going to work." (Emphasis mine.)
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