Article: C3 Defense Inc. Announces Entry in $20 Billion Private Military Security Market.

Article: UN expert calls for better regulation of private ...
Xinhua News Agency;  March 11, 2008 ;     413 words ... ... for better regulation of private military, security firms in Iraq GENEVA, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Private military and security firms in Iraq ... regulating the activities of private military and security companies ...

Article: The muscle boys move in.(Security Industry)(private ...
African Business;  December 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...There is a plethora of what are termed private military security companies (PMSCs) currently penetrating Southern Sudan. The PMSCs are eager to pursue both commercial opportunities as well ...

Article: REP. SCHAKOWSKY UNVEILS BILL TO PHASE OUT PRIVATE ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 2, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... out the use of private military contractors over ... problems created when private military contractors perform ... need. Finally, private military contractors often ... contractors for military, security, law enforcement ...

Article: Private military companies: some legal issues.
Strategic Review for Southern Africa;  November 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... mercenarism and the privatisation of military security. Public attention has also come to ... 10 000 South Africans working for private military firms in Iraq as protectors of supply ... involvement of the British-based private military company, Sandline International ...

Article: PMCs, myths and mercenaries: The debate on private ...
RUSI Journal;  February 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... attention focused on the role of private military companies (PMCs) in the ... private sector in providing military, security, policing and intelligence ... engaging in dialogue with these private military companies, the government ...

Article: REP. SCHAKOWSKY BLASTS GOP FOR UNWILLINGNESS TO HOLD ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 29, 2006 ;     494 words ... ... These commonsense and necessary provisions were removed from the Defense Authorization bill by Republican conferees behind closed doors. Private military contractors make up the second largest force in Iraq after the U.S. military.

Article: Use of contractors for military purposes under scrutiny.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  May 8, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... maintenance, these individuals don't have to be there when the going gets tough," said Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., long a critic of private military contractors. The military security business has grown to a giant industry in little