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Article: Soldiers of fortune - holding private security contractors accountable: the Alien Tort Claims Act and its potential application to Abtan, et al. v. Blackwater Lodge and Training Center, Inc., et al.
- Article from:
- Denver Journal of International Law and Policy
- Article date:
- December 22, 2008
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Private security contractors play a prominent role in modern military operations. Of course the use of paid forces is not a new concept. Militaries utilized paid forces for hundreds of years, but technological advances have increased the mobility and firepower of private security contractors. (2) The United States now relies heavily on the private military industry in conducting its worldwide military operations. (3) The U.S. used private security contractors to conduct narcotics intervention operations in Columbia in the 1990's. (4) During the conflict in the Balkans, the U.S. used a private security contractor to train Croat troops to conduct operations against Serbian ...