Mercenaries in Iraq
‘Mercenaries’ to fill Iraq troop gap…….25 Feb 2007
Officials from the Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence will meet representatives from the private security industry within the next month to discuss “options” for increasing their business in Iraq in the coming years.
UN group concerned about involvement of private security companies in conflicts……..26 February 2007
The United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries today expressed concern about the increasing involvement of private military and security companies in countries facing conflict, including their work protecting mining companies and the effect this has on local communities.
Nearly 800 contractors killed in Iraq……23 Feb 2007
[...] nearly 800 civilians working under contract to the Pentagon have been killed and more than 3,300 hurt doing jobs.
[....] But when contractors are killed or wounded, the casualties are off the books.
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