Dogs of War: Media to contractors: Who are you guys?

By DAVID ISENBERG

Published: Feb. 13, 2009 at UPI

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (UPI) — Last week I wrote that obtaining information about private military and security contractors has never been easier than it is now. But if that is so, then why do so many private military and security contractors think news coverage of their activities ranges from poor to abysmal?

Some, echoing the old right-wing canard, think the media is hopelessly liberal and therefore has an ingrained bias toward anyone dealing with military or security issues, let alone someone who might actually carry a gun for a living.

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