“The U.S. government is paying private contractors billions of dollars to support secretive military units with drones, surveillance technology, and “psychological operations,” according to new research.

A detailed report, published last week by the London-based Remote Control Project, shines a light on the murky activities of the U.S. Special Operations Command by analyzing publicly available procurement contracts dated between 2009 and 2013.

USSOCOM encompasses four commands – from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps – and plays a key role in orchestrating clandestine U.S. military missions overseas.”* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

*Read more here from Ryan Gallagher / The Intercept:
https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/09/08/special-ops-corporate-bonanza/