Originally Posted by phoenix80

I am just explaining to you what people do in the middle-east. Moreover, I was raised in a very westernized family and environment so don't lecture me on how things are here.

You haven't learnt much about our society then have you. I know nothing of Iranian society and habits, I'm just going on what you have said.

Here, denying the truth is called lying, I don't care what you call it in Iraq. Try it on any judge in a court of law, and you'll find that I'm right.

Originally Posted by phoenix80

Btw, I find it extremely troubling that you guys think you're entitled to accuse bunch of contractors of things you probably know nothing about. They're innocent until proven guilty. More power to them for protecting lives out there. I appreciate their work even I don't know them. They save lives....

...and they take the lives of innocent civilians. they're cowboys doing a SOLDIERS work. you want to appreciate someone, appreciate the REAL soldiers, doing the REAL work for less than half the money these "contractors" get for riding round shooting at civvies while listening to elvis on the stereo

merc fun

as i have said before....if they want to be patriots and serve their country, they should join the military, not some private army made up of washouts, cowboys and money hungry actions junkies

Originally Posted by phoenix80

Btw, I find it extremely troubling that you guys think you're entitled to accuse bunch of contractors of things you probably know nothing about.

This quote once again highlights your complete inability to get the slightest grasp on the subject of this thread. You are talking about "Contractors"

"Contractors" are people hired under a "contract" to do jobs like mix and pour cement, clean floors or whatever. Whereas a private citizen who works as a paid soldier is a "Mercenary"
MER'CENARY, n. One who is hired; a soldier that is hired into foreign service; a hireling. (Noah Webster's Dictionary)

They're innocent until proven guilty. More power to them for protecting lives out there. I appreciate their work even I don't know them. They save lives....

This thread, in case you didn't realise it is not about the lives they save. It's about the needless slaughter of innocent civilians (they too are innocent until proven guilty). This is not saving lives, it is murder. Even legitimate soldiers can get thrown into Leavenworth for that.