Hey, I heard Eric Cartman might crash this party?  lol (I had to….. sorry)
   Back on topic. What I think the responsible thing for this group to do, is actually bring in folks from the companies to give some balance to the conversation.  I also think that if the UN wants to truly be honest during […]

   Bravo to Presidential Airways and Xe for a job well done!  As for my message to Rep. Grayson….. I am sure glad you survived Niger. Thanks to the courageous work of contractors, you can now make it back home for that next protest with Code Pink. lol -Matt
Edit: 2/25/2010 - Wired posted a deal on this […]

   For the record, I have not read any of his books, but I am definitely intrigued.  It’s not so often that you find guys in this industry that are current contractors, and authors of several books.  If any of the readership has anything to say about his stuff, I am all ears. They certainly […]

   Man, will someone grab this guy?  There are still a whole slew of these war criminals still floating around from the Rwandan genocide days, and they all have bounties too.  Hopefully any of my African readers will jump on this, and I will be crossing my fingers for you. This would also be a […]

   Boy, this is a big slam on aid organizations.  Bravo to the Lancet for having the courage to point this out, and especially during this time with the Haiti earthquake.  I am sure they will get all sorts of hate mail.  The truth hurts though, and these aid groups do the same things in […]

   I posted an article about this awhile back, but it was not as comprehensive as this report.  This is pure narco-terrorism, and should definitely cause alarm. Eeben wrote an excellent post about narco-terrorism, and I think this article is a good supplement to what he was talking about. -Matt
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Al Qaeda linked to rogue aviation network
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   Hopefully this isn’t a sign of things to come for the World Cup.  I know a few readers are involved with the private side of security for this event in South Africa, and I wish you guys all the best. -Matt
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Police escort Ivory Coast’s soccer team from Angola on Saturday. 
Togo Deaths Stir Fear Ahead […]

Changing this situation requires physically securing the major mines and wresting them away from the control of armed groups. This is an urgent priority, but has thus far been ignored by the UN and other actors. 
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     Ok, this one pisses me off.  All of these ‘Save Africa’ organizations, or anti-conflict mineral groups are pretty […]

   Hey guys and gals, this is pretty cool.  I know a few reading this are pretty up on their Africa/PMC history, and this is a great way to show your knowledge of said subject by helping these guys out. The reason I have made this a Call to Action, is because these guys are […]