Were these former SEALS employees of Academi (a.k.a. Xe Services, a.k.a. Blackwater)?
Back in the Bush years, Blackwater was the byword for "mercenary" profiteering in the Lamestream Media.
Good point, but as civilians it doesn’t matter which company they worked for, the media is supposed to be calling them mercenaries and what ever else they used to use during the Bush years.
I guess even “private contractors” is out now, the article did label them “private security specialists for the U.S. government” which sounds like the left has softened their tone.
It is almost CERTAIN that the other State Dept. Employees killed with Stevens were Professional Soldiers, AKA, “Mercenaries”.
ALL such contracting is taken care of through State, often they’re called, “DOS Contractors”.
With Hillary and Hussein at the helm I’m sure there is Apollo kinds of pressure to allllways term them something other than mercs.