I particularly liked the last sentence in this story. I would certainly like to see that materialize and Africa needs all the help it can get. If you were to just look at the Sudan, you could see that if a external security force, there to keep the peace, would have saved lives. Versus Hollywood’s approach of throw money and celebrities at the problem, yet do nothing to actually stop the crime. Like in Iraq, it takes boots on the ground, to keep the peace, and the Private Military Industry can provide that service. –Head Jundi
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Dogs of War: Back to Africa
Published: May 30, 2008 at 5:40 PM
By DAVID ISENBERG
WASHINGTON, May 30 (UPI) — Where does the future lie for the private military industry? Those who watch the industry closely have noted it tends to migrate periodically. In the beginning, mirroring human evolution, the industry emerged in Africa. The progenitor for many of today’s private security firms was the South Africa-based Executive Outcomes, which fought in Angola and Sierra Leone. (Incidentally, those truly interested in what this legendary firm did and how it worked should read the book published last year, “Executive Outcomes: Against All Odds,” by its founder, Eben Barlow.) After that, companies like U.S.-based Military Professional Resources Inc. worked in the Balkans, first for Croatia and then for Bosnia. And after that came Iraq, the mother of all private military contracting opportunities. But someday, regardless of who wins the presidential election in November, even Iraq is going to draw to a close. (more…)
