A recent New York Times article reveals that the CIA hired Blackwater contractors to carry out assassinations. Blackwater is in essence a private mercenary company which the United States government contracts to carry out military actions in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere around the world. Blackwater was even called in to restore order in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
The problem with the outsourcing of military procedures and more specifically assassinations (besides the immorality of killing individuals without due process) is that there is very little accountability. This particular agreement and many like it are made in secret. It is difficult to prevent them from being carried out and once discovered it is difficult to hold individuals responsible because they are made outside the bounds of the democratic decision making process. Groups such as Blackwater allow the administration to sidestep legal boundaries and carry out illegal activities that violate international and domestic policy.
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