"The story behind the ultimate American privatization, which has taken place gradually and almost invisibly: how we privatized our national security"-- Provided by publisher.

Transformation. Beginnings --Out of the shadows -- A watershed year -- The faint hum of secrecy -- Rules of engagement -- Privatized mayhem -- Reaction. Sounding the alarm -- "A remarkably unprecedented experiment" -- Conquering chaos -- The General and Kadhim -- "What's all the fuss about?" -- A thicket of ironies -- Expansion. Shell games -- Beyond Iraq -- Riding the wave -- And now, the debate? -- "Full speed ahead" -- Big Brother's big brother.