More and more Chinese workers head to places like Iraq, Nigeria and Pakistan to work in mining, oil-drilling and the sale of all things “Made in China.” But there is an underbelly to this economic growth.
     Increasingly, Chinese workers abroad are being confronted with the security risks in these turbulent countries. Chinese […]

     This is curious, and it also kind of ties in with my Ross Perot’s Rescue of EDS Employees In Iran post.  If you could afford it, would you pay for the services of the government to rescue a loved one, or would you seek out the services of private industry to rescue a loved one? […]

   Between the kidnappings and the pilfering of the oil by cartels, Pemex has some issues.  Just one suggestion for Pemex, and that is if you want to retain some of that oil and stop paying ransoms, then make the investment in a competent security company to protect your stuff and people.  You can buy […]

     Pierre Durant, her brother-in-law, believes that he is the only person still actively looking for the men, who were seized at a rogue police checkpoint in the north east of the Iraqi capital on December 10, 2006. He has travelled to Iraq eight times to hunt for clues and to attempt to put pressure […]

A good little article, and Jason was able to get some more input on this from the various experts and legal eagles out there, so bravo to him. This article also mentions the fact that pirates just hijacked some Thai boats some 1,200 miles from the coast of Somalia. […]

   This is a first.  I want to thank the insurance company Maritime and Underwater Security Consultants who sent me this excellent article, and here is a link to their website.  Their intent was to promote that their company has the most extensive insurance plans for kidnap and ransom, and that other companies fall short in […]

   Excellent news and I am glad this ended well for the family and Issa. -Matt
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Family rejoices at release of contractor in Iraq
By ELLIOT SPAGAT
March 28, 2010
SAN DIEGO — The family of an Iraqi-American contractor said to have been kidnapped in Baghdad in January rejoiced Saturday over his release, saying they did not believe they […]

   Thanks to Matt for sending me this.  My question on all of this, is where is the Main Stream Media? I mean they were all over Haiti when it was cool and made for great coverage. Disaster relief is a marathon, not a short race, and there are stories that are just not getting […]

   I do not know who Issa works for, but I am sure it is one of the big companies that provide linguists to the DoD. It will be interesting to hear the official statement from the DoD on this one, and it sounds like they have been kind of hush about this.  Also, if […]

   You know, the way these security contractors were just killed and thrown away by these captors is just deplorable. It is just like how they did the guys at Crescent, and with Nick Berg. The enemy didn’t sign on to the Geneva Convention, and they could care less about your life.  Fighting to your […]