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By Terry Jones, a film director, actor and Python (THE GUARDIAN, 12/06/07):
Gordon Brown was in Iraq yesterday on a “fact-finding mission”. It needn’t all have looked gloomy for the next prime minister, however – not if he did some fact-finding about Blackwater, a North Carolina company that is now one of the most profitable military contractors operating in Iraq, and proves just what a land of opportunity Iraq really is. Blackwater’s president, Gary Jackson, acclaimed a “staggering” 600% growth in 2004: “This is a billion-dollar industry,” he said, “and Blackwater has only scratched the surface of it.” So … Seguir leyendo
By Rafael Marques, an Angolan journalist, is the recipient of the 2006 Civil Courage Prize, awarded annually by the trustees of the Northcote Parkinson Fund. He is the author of a human rights report, “Diamonds of Humiliation and Misery” (http://www.cuango.net) (THE WASHINGTON POST, 06/11/06):
The upcoming Hollywood feature movie “Blood Diamond,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, promises to cast a spotlight on the role of so-called conflict diamonds in fueling brutal warfare in parts of Africa. In my own country, Angola, funds obtained through the trade in such diamonds helped finance a 27-year civil war, which ended four years … Seguir leyendo
By Max Hastings (THE GUARDIAN, 02/08/06):
A recession is looming in a sector of the economy you may be barely conscious of, PSCs. Since 2003 private security companies have been a great British success story. Worldwide, but notably in Iraq, businesses founded by and employing ex-soldiers have coined it by providing armed protection.
An established company, Control Risks, saw its turnover soar fifteenfold after 2003 amid the huge demand for bodyguards. A host of new entrants, often set up overnight by a handful of old army mates, joined the market. Contractors charged around £600 per man per day, paid each … Seguir leyendo