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| Subject: | News Alert: U.S. Plans to Double Private Security Force in Iraq After 2011 Military Pullout |
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| Date: | Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:27:16 -0400 |
| From: | NYTimes.com News Alert <nytdirect@nytimes.com> |
| Reply-To: | nytdirect@nytimes.com |
| To: | rhomp2002@EARTHLINK.NET |
Breaking News Alert The New York Times Wed, August 18, 2010 -- 8:26 PM ET ----- U.S. Plans to Double Private Security Force in Iraq After 2011 Military Pullout As the United States military prepares to leave Iraq by the end of 2011, the Obama administration is planning a remarkable civilian effort, buttressed by a small army of contractors, to fill the void. By October 2011, the State Department will assume responsibility for training the Iraqi police, a task that will largely be carried out by contractors. With no American soldiers to defuse sectarian tensions in northern Iraq, it will be up to American diplomats in two new $100 million outposts. To protect the civilians in a country that is still home to insurgents with Al Qaeda and Iranian-backed militias, the State Department is planning to more than double its private security guards, up to about 7,000, according to administration officials who disclosed new details of the plan. Read More: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/19/world/middleeast/19withdrawal.html?emc=na ----- Now get New York Times breaking news alerts sent to your mobile phone. Sign up by texting NEWSALERTS to 698698 (NYTNYT). ----- About This E-Mail You received this message because you are signed up to receive breaking news alerts from NYTimes.com. To unsubscribe, change your e-mail address or to sign up for daily headlines or other newsletters, go to: http://www.nytimes.com/email NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Ave. New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2010 The New York Times Company
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