Outsourcing Is Hell

William D. Hartung

May 20, 2004 | This article appeared in the June 7, 2004 edition of The Nation.

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The war on Iraq has made us all painfully aware of the Pentagon's growing reliance on private companies.

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William D. Hartung

William D. Hartung is the director of the Arms and Security Initiative at the New America Foundation and a member of...

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