I would like to do a little promotion of a blog, of a very significant company and individual that certainly has had an impact on the industry.  Mr. Barlow and his company called Executive Outcomes was very busy in Africa back in the day.  EO’s accomplishments are legendary, and I highly recommend reading the wiki I posted to get an idea of what I am talking about.  

   Also, if you check out his blog, Mr. Barlow is discussing the current piracy issues.  Good stuff. -Head Jundi

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Eeben Barlow’s Military and Security Blog 

From Eeben Barlow:

     I founded the Private Military Company (PMC) Executive Outcomes (EO) in 1989. The company operated primarily in Africa helping African governments that had been abandoned by the West. EO also operated in South America and the Far East. I have lectured, and still lecture, to military colleges and universities on security and defence issues in several countries. I believe that only Africans can truly solve Africa’s problems. I currently consult to a USA-based company.

Blog Site Here

Wikipedia for Executive Outcomes

SA ‘heroes’ save Mumbai hostages

November 28, 2008

BBC

A team of South African bodyguards have been explaining how they led 120 hostages to safety from a hotel seized by gunmen in the Indian city, Mumbai.

The guards, armed only with knives and meat cleavers, helped other hotel guests to safety down a fire escape.

They carried a traumatised old woman in a chair down 25 flights of stairs.

“Everybody was calm and no-one became hysterical,” said Bob Nicholls, director of the security company in Mumbai for a cricket tournament.

Mr Nicholls said he and his employees were eating in the restaurant and were planning to get an early night when they heard shooting in another part of the five-star Taj Mahal hotel.

The seven bodyguards were in Mumbai providing protection for cricketers playing in the Indian Premier League tournament.