Licensed to Kill (46 page)

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

         

I'd like to express my profound gratitude to the countless people who've helped me in my journey, especially my agent, Paul Bresnick, for his vision and commitment; my unflagging editor, Christina Davidson, for her patience and care; and Chris Jackson and Rick Horgan at Crown, who saw the reason why this book should be brought to market. As with all my books,
Licensed to Kill
would be nothing without the extraordinary trust, assistance, and insight from individuals, groups, and organizations that agreed to let me into their world. To these named and unnamed people in this book who share my devotion to the truth, I thank you.

         

Copyright © 2006 by Adventurist Corp

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Published in the United States by Crown Publishers, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Pelton, Robert Young.

Licensed to kill : hired guns in the war on terror / Robert Young Pelton.—1st ed.

                           p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

1. War on Terrorism, 2001– 2. Iraq War, 2003– 3. Mercenary troops—United States. 4. Mercenary troops—Iraq. 5. United States—Military policy. I. Title.

HV6432.P45 2006

355.3'540973—dc22                           2006016029

eISBN: 978-0-307-34545-5

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