Writes Jack Douglas:

Both the WSJ and NYTimes News Service today have major reports about the vast U.S. armed forces, deceitfully called "private contractors," in Afpak, and the continued operation of Blackwater, supposedly barred by the Army, under the new name of XE Corp. The official-private army in Afpak outnumbers the official US forces by about 10,000, and is soaring. They guard convoys, US facilities, and camps, do cooking, etc., all of which are traditional Army, Air Force, and Navy operations. The crucial point is that, yes, it continues and is soaring and is an open-secret, a BIG LIE to hide how massive these operations are. It's all part of the Secret Military Takeover in the U.S., especially since 911, with the full compliance of the "civilian" government. Who is ordering whom is not clear. It's a secret.