Third world warriors fight U.S. wars - for dollars a day

Honduran soldier was among thousands who stood guard over Baghdad embassy, but couldn't legally enter United States.

By Matthew D. LaPlante
The Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated: 12/02/2007 04:34:54 PM MST

With U.S. forces stretched thin in Iraq, private security companies have swept in to fill the void. But abuses of third-world security workers abound. And in many cases, those helping to fight our wars can't even cross our borders.

For one year, Mario Urquia guarded the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, protecting American service members and diplomats in one of the most dangerous places in the world.