Recent murmurs across the US media have indicated increased interest in
“outsourcing” the war in Afghanistan to private military contractors.
National Public Radio (NPR) interviewed
Erik Prince, founder of controversial military contracting firm,
Blackwater, who appears to be leading lobbying efforts toward this end.
In an interview titled, “Blackwater Founder Backs Outsourcing Afghan
War-Fighting to Contractors,” Prince would defend his proposal for the
creation of an “American viceroy” in Afghanistan, consolidating and
overseeing all US operations in the country. He would also suggest
replacing US troops with private mercenaries who he claimed would
operate inside Afghan units, noting that some 25,000 contractors are
already present in Afghanistan.
