When the Pentagon needs a job done that’s too dangerous or politically perilous for the U.S. military, a clandestine call goes out to men like Simon Chase.
Chase — not his real name — goes on the record in a new book “Zero Footprint” as being a trained killer for hire, one of the elite mercenaries in the service of the $100 billion global industry of military contracting.
“We’re hired to do the dirty and dangerous jobs the military or intelligence services can’t or don’t want to do ... missions too sensitive and top secret for even Delta Force or SEAL Team 6.”
WNU Editor: The growth of private military contractors to fight and/or assist in America's wars is one of the most under-reported stories since 9/11. And while we know about companies like Blackwater who functioned primarily to provide physical or personal security, not much is know about those who were (and are) being employed to do contracts that no one wants to know about.