2008-07-10 Very disappointing!

I wondered about the objectively of this book when I read the dedication: 'to the unheralded heroes of the war on terror, the contractors who have scarified their life in service of their client'. At first I though that Mr. Pelton was trying to be sarcastic, but unfortunately after reading the whole book (watch out for the dodgy grammar), it was left with the impression that he actually admirers the likes of Blackwater and DynCorp. The book is filled with references of Blackwater operations (mostly in Iraq), where contractors are portrayed as a little rough, but patriotic and reasonability level headed - rather than overpaid thugs, who have seen an opportunity to line their own pockets in a war zone! Although, I had to laugh a little when he interviewed a ex-Blackwater contractor who survived an attack on his convoy, when he said 'I still have a hole in my ass'. It would seem that there some justice in the world! In summary, reading the other reviews posted here I expected something much better, but was deeply disappointed.