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16-08-2013, 20:10 #1
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Found on YouTube: Shadow Company.
If you haven't seen it a nice documentary about private security contractors with a South african flare ;)
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01-06-2016, 00:30 #2
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Re: Found on YouTube: Shadow Company.
Sharing again as it appears to be for keeps on YouTube now. An excellent documentary featuring interviews with some of the biggest names in the business (Cobus Claassens and Neal Ellis for example). Features some archival EO footage too. Even my friends who aren't really interested in military affairs enjoyed it.
In the late 20th Century the distinction between soldier and mercenary became blurred. The recent use of private military companies (PMCs) in Iraq has been more extensive than at any time in modern history. The brutal killing of four PMC employees in Fallujah in April 2004 made it clear that these “contractors” are not merely workers in a foreign land. But are the lives of such men the only thing at risk when we privatize warfare?
Shadow Company explores the moral and ethical issues private military solutions create for PMC employees, for the Western governments who foot the bill for their salaries, and for everyday citizens like you. The filmmakers traveled the globe to expose all sides of the issue, interviewing PMC staff, owners and lobbyists, former mercenaries, academics, journalists and top authors. So what is really at risk? See the movie and decide for yourself.
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01-06-2016, 06:36 #3
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Re: Found on YouTube: Shadow Company.
Very interesting, thanks
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01-06-2016, 11:17 #4
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Re: Found on YouTube: Shadow Company.
Excellent documentary. Thanks for sharing.
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01-06-2016, 16:05 #5
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Re: Found on YouTube: Shadow Company.
Still something I would like to dabble in. This PMC stuff.
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