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Panel touts unified command over security firms

AP , WASHINGTON

A separate Pentagon review recommended the US military have more control over contractors in Iraq and that private guards fall under the Universal Code of Military Justice in some cases, Gates has said.

He said new guidelines for military commanders in Iraq probably will increase the number of private security contractors who will face prosecution or discipline for violence.

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