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WAR PLC
THE RISE OF THE NEW CORPORATE MERCENARY |
| By: |
Stephen Armstrong |
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Paperback |
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£9.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0571241263 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780571241262 |
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| Publisher: |
FABER & FABER |
| Pub. date: |
1 March, 2009 |
| Pages: |
272 |
| Description: |
No longer dogs of war running ragtag armies, the new breed of private soldiers operate their million-dollar contracts from executive boardrooms worldwide. Whether they're ex-special forces, CIA spooks or Foreign Legionnaires, you'll find them exchanging gunfire with insurgents in Baghdad, patrolling government buildings in Afghanistan. |
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No longer dogs of war running ragtag armies, the new breed of private soldiers operate their million-dollar contracts from executive boardrooms worldwide. Whether they're ex-special forces, CIA spooks or Foreign Legionnaires, you'll find them exchanging gunfire with insurgents in Baghdad, patrolling government buildings in Afghanistan, or spying on environmental protestors. The lucrative contracts of the 'War on Terror' have made their plans even more ambitious - to offer governments and corporations discrete and well-trained private armies. These corporate soldiers are part of the last great outsourcing - the privatisation of war. "War Plc" examines how we got here, how these companies operate, and how close we are to letting them run our battlefields. |
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UK |
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Faber & Faber |
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