It's sad, enraging, bizarre, ugly, understandable, mysterious - what is it? War and warrior for hire. We don't need to aid and abet this anymore - bring them all home!
Steroids, drink and paranoia: the murky world of the private security contractor
Terri Judd on the guns for hire fighting for business in Iraq and Afghanistan
It was the world to which Danny Fitzsimons, a 29-year-old former soldier suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and paranoia, and with an extensive criminal past, returned three weeks ago.
Despite rules against alcohol, his ArmorGroup colleagues welcomed him with a drinking session. A fight broke out and he shot and killed two of them – a Briton, Paul McGuigan, and an Australian, Darren Hoare – then wounded an Iraqi, Arkhan Mahdi. He faces a premeditated murder charge and execution if found guilty.
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clipped from www.independent.co.uk
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