rent a spook

yeah, not only does blackwater supply mercenaries, they ALSO supply spys for hire (total intelligence solutions). dang! who is in charge of the spy arm? well none other than tofer black (he actually merged a company of his with two others including the blackwater one).
i'm just wondering why WE (the us government) doesn't have enough soldiers and spies on it's own payroll. why is the american public responsible for paying PRIVATE mercenaries and spooks?
here's a word: NEFARIOUS (there is a whole other world out there)

Blackwater's Owner Has Spies for Hire
Ex-U.S. Operatives Dot Firm's Roster

By Dana Hedgpeth Washington Post Staff Writer
................The Prince Group, the holding company that owns Blackwater Worldwide, has been building an operation that will sniff out intelligence about natural disasters, business-friendly governments, overseas regulations and global political developments for clients in industry and government.
The operation, Total Intelligence Solutions, has assembled a roster of former spooks -- high-ranking figures from agencies such as the CIA and defense intelligence -- that mirrors the slate of former military officials who run Blackwater. Its chairman is Cofer Black, the former head of counterterrorism at CIA known for his leading role in many of the agency's more controversial programs, including the rendition and interrogation of al-Qaeda suspects and the detention of some of them in secret prisons overseas. .....................