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Originally posted by AlphaSigOU
Big difference... these guys are taking the next step... soldiers for hire. Loyal to no one except the highest bidder who pays in cash. If I read moe.ron's post correctly, you can't hire yourself out as a mercenary in South Africa - if I recall correctly they had some really bad problems with 'em some years ago with one 'Mad Mike' Hoare, who was hired out to be the muscle for overthrowing the government of the Seychelles. He got caught before the plan could be put into action.
More info: http://www.encyclopedia4u.com/m/mike-hoare.html
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Yup, I've also read the book "Dog of War." There was also some mercenaries that were arrested in Euiterial Guinea (sp?) and Zimbabwe. These guys were on their way, allegedly, to overthrow the Equiterial Guinea governments. From what I've herd, many of them were identified by the South African government. However, they did not violate any law when they left the country. So, the South African gave all the info to both countries and let them handle it.
Now, I've also herd that some of these "contractors" were also members of the Pinochete secret polices. I'm never a big fan of PMC because they answer to nobody. They are also illegal under international law and treaties. Another problem is that the PMC themselve has said that many of the mercenaries are comming in without proper training and many of the PMC are small and unprofessional.
However, I do believe that PMC is here to stay. Maybe there need to be a governing body to monitor PMC. What does everybody think?