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An unnoticed, and underreported phenomena of post-911 America is the growth of the private security companies in the service of major corporations.

Ever try walking into a Fortune 500 company these days? Security checks. ID cards. Metal detectors.

It's and industry that feeds on the fear powerful people have of those who might do them harm. Of course some of it is legitimate. Some of it is nonense.

But private corporate armies might be the scariest thing of all.

Privatizing immorality

Bad enough that Bush is fighting an immoral war with hired contractors. Once again, one of those contractors seems to be involved in bad business that has nothing to do murdering and injurying innocent civilians.

It appears that DynCorp, a major defense contractor, has been caught transporting prostitutes in armored vehicles designed to carry employees - one of who died because the armored vehicle he was supposed to be using was otherwise occupied.