My United States of Whatever

[kalian]

http://www.nathancallahan.com/whatever.html

On April Fool’s Day, a $100 million U.S. government contract will be awarded to a lucky corporation in the mercenary business. In return, that corporation will supply security forces armed on the ground in Baghdad’s Green Zone — the mission sensitive area that houses U.S. government employees and a gaggle of private contractors.

Hiring mercenaries is nothing new. Ancient Egyptians did it. Roman and Carthaginians did it. The USA does it. But there’s a disturbing difference about the latest wave of private operators in warfare. Today, fighting, training, advising, managing supply chains, and handling logistics in war can all be handle by corporations. Think of it this way: our military is being outsourced and our tax dollars diverted into the private sphere. With a growing corporatized distance between citizen and country, there may be no need for a national call to arms in the future. A corporate call to arms may be all that is needed.

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Very interesting read. Talks alot about the private mercs and how
they're screwing up everything.

[stellanoir]

1. america. . .

the vulnerable indeed

[Union Thug]

2. Oh great...

Corporate armies.
I don't even know where to begin, but this is the most dangerous F*ing idea I've ever heard of.

[kalian]

3. Its simple really....

merc armies are NOT governed by international treaties. Thus, they
can kill and conduct themselves in very un-military manners. The
counter to this is that they can DIE without any laws protecting
them. No POWs...no nothing. Mercs are scum! :mad: