War plc
eBook - ePub

War plc

The Rise of the New Corporate Mercenary

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  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

War plc

The Rise of the New Corporate Mercenary

About this book

They're ex-special forces, CIA spooks or Foreign Legionnaires.

They're fighting insurgents in Baghdad and patrolling government buildings in Afghanistan.

And now they're spying on environmental protestors and policing the 2012 Olympics.

They are above the law and independent from government.

They are the privatised armies of mercenaries.

Meet the private security contractors - a stock-market-listed corporate version of the mercenary. These private soldiers operate their million-dollar contracts from executive boardrooms in London, Washington, Paris and Oslo. With democracies unwilling to see their children die for strategic reasons in foreign lands, these corporate soldiers are part of the last great outsourcing - the privatisation of war.

'With an estimated 48,000 private security contractors at work in Iraq alone, corporate warfare is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. Journalist Armstrong's excellent book looks into how these companies operate.' GQ

'Frightening . . . He has collected some chilling anecdotes about the corners cut by companies who are only interested in profit.' Metro

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Prologue
  6. 1: ‘One Actually Thought One Was Changing the Course of History’
  7. 2: ‘The Idea Was Well Before its Time …’
  8. 3: ‘Who’s Going to Let Us Play on Their Team?’
  9. 4: ‘Have You Ever Been Shot at?’
  10. 5: ‘I Engaged the Individual and Stopped the Threat’
  11. 6: ‘Bring In Private Security to Part Police Events’
  12. 7: ‘Which Is Worse? Dead Babies or a Private Company?’
  13. Conclusion
  14. Acknowledgements
  15. About the Author
  16. Copyright