Hmmm...

I noticed the following headline in the Times this morning and thought there was something wrong with this picture, but after some second thoughts did not linger on it too much - it is just capitalism at work... Reminded me of a report I read recently which stated that the bulk of US aid apportioned to poor African countries gets spent in America servicing companies who 'administer' the aid and relief projects. Will dig up the source soon...

Contractors Outnumber U.S. Troops in Afghanistan

Civilian contractors working for the Pentagon in Afghanistan not only outnumber the uniformed troops, according to a report by a Congressional research group, but also form the highest ratio of contractors to military personnel recorded in any war in the history of the United States.