Norwegian mercenaries detained in Kongo.

Lately there have been much inconvenience because of a case going on in Kongo. Two Norwegian citizens have been suspected for murder of a local driver. One of the two men have been detained while the other is still running for it. They say they have been exposed to a...

South Africa: The Downside of Banning Mercenaries

"South Africa's sweeping legislation to outlaw mercenary activities might also hamper the country's peacekeeping efforts and affect non-governmental and aid organisations while targeting private military/security companies (PMCs)."The South Africa legislation is very...

Sweden formally charges Pirate Bay owners

"As expected, the Swedish government charged the owners of Pirate Bay with copyright infringement of four applications, nine movies, and 22 music tracks. Each of the four owners, Fredrik Neij aka 'TiAMO,' Gottfrid Svartholm Warg aka 'Anakata,' Peter Sunde aka 'Brokep' and...

Blackwater Mercenary Camp on US Mexico Border

Blackwater on the BorderBY NANCY CONROY  In San Diego County, a firestorm has erupted over plans to build a Blackwater mercenary training camp in the hills behind Potrero, a remote area away from the city.  The residents of San Diego are opposing the idea on the...

Mercenary firms fear bloodbath in Iraq

"ERCENARY chiefs are urgently reviewing rules dictating when they can use force in Iraq, amid growing fears that another confrontation between private security operators and police could explode into a bloodbath. Days after four British bodyguards and their client were...

Zimbabwe to court: Extradite this mercenary

"HARARE, Zimbabwe (Reuters) -- Zimbabwe prosecutors on Wednesday urged a court to accept Equatorial Guinea's request to extradite a Briton wanted on coup-plot charges. Defense lawyers said the request lacked merit. Simon Mann, a former British special forces officer, is being...

A Democratic Sellout on Bush's Mercenaires by Jeremy Scahill and Tom Engelhar...

"Let's be clear about what it is – when it comes to "withdrawal" from Iraq – that the president will veto this Wednesday. Section 1904(b) of the supplemental appropriations bill for the Pentagon, H.R. 1591, passed by the House and Senate, mandates that the secretary of...

The New Price on Protesting

Well, I suppose it was only a matter of time.  This is as stupid as stupid gets.  And the world is forever dumber for producing a market for fake protesters... "Young, good-looking, and available for around 150 euros (£100), more than 300 would-be protesters are...

General Suggests Security Contractors Necessary

"American forces in Iraq are still far short of the military deployment the United States had in Vietnam. U.S. troop numbers in Vietnam increased from less than 20,000 in early 1964 to more than half a million by 1969. But the difference between the force levels – and the...