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Religions > Atheism |
| User: |
"maff" |
| Date: |
10 Dec 2003 07:12:43 AM |
| Object: |
OT: The privatisation of war |
The privatisation of war
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/foreignaffairs/story/0,11538,1103724,00.html
* $30bn goes to private military
* Fears over 'hired guns' policy
* British firms get big slice of contracts
* Deals in Baghdad, Kabul and Balkans
Ian Traynor
Wednesday December 10, 2003
The Guardian
Private corporations have penetrated western warfare so deeply that
they are now the second biggest contributor to coalition forces in
Iraq after the Pentagon, a Guardian investigation has established.
While the official coalition figures list the British as the second
largest contingent with around 9,900 troops, they are narrowly
outnumbered by the 10,000 private military contractors now on the
ground.
Brookings Institution
http://news.google.com/news?num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=+%22Brookings+Institution%22&sa=N&tab=gn
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=+%22Brookings+Institution%22&sa=N&tab=nw
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=+%22Brookings+Institution%22&sa=N&tab=wd&cat=gwd%2FTop
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_epq=Brookings%20Institution&safe=images&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&as_scoring=d&lr=&num=100&hl=en
Global Risk International
http://news.google.com/news?num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=+%22Global+Risk+International%22&sa=N&tab=gn
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=+%22Global+Risk+International%22&sa=N&tab=nw
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=+%22Global+Risk+International%22&sa=N&tab=wd&cat=gwd%2FTop
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_epq=Global%20Risk%20International&safe=images&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&as_scoring=d&lr=&num=100&hl=en
Military Professional Resources
http://news.google.com/news?num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=+%22Military+Professional+Resources%22&sa=N&tab=gn
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=+%22Military+Professional+Resources%22&sa=N&tab=nw
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=+%22Military+Professional+Resources%22&sa=N&tab=wd&cat=gwd%2FTop
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_epq=Military%20Professional%20Resources&safe=images&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&as_scoring=d&lr=&num=100&hl=en
Dyncorp
http://news.google.com/news?num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Dyncorp&sa=N&tab=gn
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Dyncorp&sa=N&tab=nw
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Dyncorp&sa=N&tab=wd&cat=gwd%2FTop
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=Dyncorp&safe=images&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&as_scoring=d&lr=&num=100&hl=en
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