Ndey,

I knew that there were mercenaries, but not to this extent until recently. 
Remember that these mercenaries are also used by some heads of state right in 
Africa. 
Once people are exposed to killing other human beings in any army, they 
become virtual killing machines, and here in the U.S, we have soldiers who return 
from war and kill their own families. It is conceivable that the sinister 
elements in the World will use the services of these individuals who enjoy killing 
for money to conceal their dirty work. These organizations are also a haven 
for the disgruntled who are angry because they can no longer occupy other 
people's lands illegally and  force their will on them.


Jabou 

In a message dated 3/10/04 10:45:49 AM Central Standard Time, 
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>  Jabou,  Western governments and corporations have conquered foreign 
> politics, markets and resources of Africa and other with the help of private 
> armies. The phenomenon is not new and only taking more importance.
> 
> The mercenaries have always given western states and corporations the 
> opportunity to do whatever they want with transparency, without having any 
> explanations to give about the methods, and even without a direct implication in the 
> military intervention. But these soldiers, in the service of imperialism, who 
> obey more the laws of capitalism than the Geneva Convention, are capable of 
> doing the worst. 
> 
> After being incorporated in regular armies during a year or two, and 
> fighting for long enough on the battle-front, soldiers intend to forget everything 
> besides their experience of war, and become perfectly lobotomised individuals 
> with no ethic, ready to commit the worst actions for the good will their 
> government.  But mercenaries are even worst. You don’t join a mercenary with a 
> PHD in political science and believing that you can improve foreign countries 
> politics by fighting for dictators. No one willing to obtain peace in a 
> sensible manner would ever be interested in their peace maintaining methods. 
> Actually, we all know that war itself is the business of these companies, and 
> therefore, permanent peace is the-one-thing they could not hope for. 
> 
> People decide to fight in these private armies because war is something they 
> simply enjoy, and because its something they love to be paid for. They had 
> no real values before starting their mercenary career, and the atmosphere they 
> evolve in doesnt allow them to understand the concept of crime itself. 
> Nothing matters but the money that they will cash in, once their inhuman duty 
> accomplished. 
> 
> No one has the power to punish them, for western countries are the ones who 
> have created and used these mercenary groups in the past. And the only people 
> who actually know what crimes they’re committing and where, are the 
> populations that these mercenaries oppress and even massacre. 
> 
> The most important private armies are American and British, but other 
> western countries developed this kind of activity. 
> 
> The most significative “private armies” of this planet to name a few are:
> 
> -DYN CORP (United-States) 
> -SANDLINE (Great Britain) 
> -MILITARY PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES: MPRI (United-States) 
> -VINELLE CORPORATION (United-States) 
> -ARMOR HOLDING-DEFENCE SYSTEMS Ltd (United-States & Great Britain) 
> -WACKENHUT (United-States) 
> -LEVDAN (Israel) 
> -INTERNATIONAL DEFENCE AND SECURITY: IDAS (Belgium and Netherlands) 
> -EXECUTIVES OUTCOME until 1998 (South-Africa) 
> -AFRICA SECURITY (France) 
> -IRIS SERVICES (France) 
> -SECURANCE (France) 
> -ERIC S.A. (France) 
> -GEOS (France) 
> ... And many other! CIEX, CAPCON, KROLL, MAXIMA, HAKLUYT & CO, ASMARA, ARGEN
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> The Struggle Continues!!!
> 
> Ndey Jobarteh
> 
> 
> 

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