Mercenaries in 2002

From: "John Atkinson" <johnmatkinson@yahoo.com>

> OK, I wrote this about 2 and a half years ago. In

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Nice one, John. Good article, still relevant, and some.

But, truth being stranger than fiction, here's a quote from
http://www.sandline.com/company/

"Sandline International is a Private Military Company (PMC) which specialises
in problem resolution and the provision of associated consulting services."

See also
http://www.sandline.com/hotlinks/article12.html
For an article giving pros *and cos* of using their services
for peacemaking/peacekeeping.

In fact, the sandline site has links to other PMO's.
My favourite is http://www.marinerisk.com
"Marine Risk Management". Though "International Charter Inc" has a nice ring
to it too.

http://www.spintechmag.com/9909/da0999.htm
identifies the major players

US: Military Professional Resources Inc (MPRI) is at
http://www.mpri.com,
see also
http://thewinds.arcsnet.net/archive/government/military8-97.html

Executive Outcomes and their subsidiary Lifeguard are no longer operational.

A really good article on Private Military Organisations is at
http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Square/6130/olvol03/michael1.htm
which lists many of the minor, as well as the major, players.

Quote: "Since they are unlikely to prove a transient phenomenon, it is
incumbent upon the international community to ensure that the unaccountable
nature of PMCs is addressed. Criminalising their potentially useful skills is
both unfair and pointless. Legislation which seeks to regulate private
militaries