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Outlook: 15/01/2010

15/01/2010

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Iraq's security guards; US Bhutanese refugees; Middle Eastern teenagers.

Iraq private security contractor
After the war in Iraq, teams of private security contractors arrived to protect the civilians and buildings.  Armed and given immunity from prosecution under Iraqi law, their presence eventually proved highly controversial. One private security guard talks to Outlook about his decision to leave the industry.  

Bhutanese Refugees
Transported to the US from Bhutan via a refugee camp in Nepal, Outlook hears from the Kaplay family who are three months in to their new life. 

Seeds of Peace
The teenagers building peace and friendship across the Israeli Palestinian divide.

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