{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Isenberg Institute of Strategic Satire","provider_url":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026","title":"Contractors in Afghanistan are Fleecing the American Taxpayer - Isenberg Institute of Strategic Satire","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"rOx0RtDI2n\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/contractors-in-afghanistan-are-fleecing-the-american-taxpayer\/\">Contractors in Afghanistan are Fleecing the American Taxpayer<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/contractors-in-afghanistan-are-fleecing-the-american-taxpayer\/embed\/#?secret=rOx0RtDI2n\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Contractors in Afghanistan are Fleecing the American Taxpayer&#8221; &#8212; Isenberg Institute of Strategic Satire\" data-secret=\"rOx0RtDI2n\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Contractors in Afghanistan are Fleecing the American Taxpayer Contractors in Afghanistan are Fleecing the American Taxpayer Kyle T. Gaines \u201cMercenary armies afford only slow, laborious, and insubstantial victories, while the losses they bring are sudden and spectacular\u201d- Niccolo Machiavelli It &hellip; Continue reading &rarr;"}