Sean McFate lays out the history and contemporary use of the modern private military contractors, explaining how the U.S. occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan led to the reliance on contractors, including Sean's former employer Dyncorp and the controversial Blackwater, to carry out fundamental functions of the military.

This is an excerpt of episode #81 of Last Born In The Wilderness "Post-State Era: Private Military Corporations & The Decay Of Empire w/ Sean McFate." Listen to full episode: https://soundcloud.com/lastborninthewilderness/sean-mcfate-complete

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