-Caveat Lector- >>>Well, someone finally connected the MotherShip of Terrorism with a legitimate business opportunity. This will be like the pot issue in the states: gotta get a license for it. Now, instead of trying to get these mullah muckers on "supposed" charges of considering to conspire and suggest possible alternatives for soft, indefinite targets, they can be fined and jailed for not being licensed. Tius goes back to them olden days when they had privateers who did things for the government but were not really part of the government. I wonder how they'll tax; by the bounty (ears?); by the gross of bullets expended; by the degree of corruption against the indigenous populations? A<>E<>R <<<
From http://www.thetimes.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-2-206665,00.html }}}>Begin CLICK HERE TO PRINT CLOSE WINDOW February 13, 2002 Government urged to licence mercenaries By Michael Evans, Defence Editor THE Foreign Secretary is planning to stop the export of �unsavoury� mercenaries, hired by weak foreign rulers to help them to put down rebellions, by introducing a form of regulation or licensing for companies offering military services abroad. Jack Straw said in a Green Paper published yesterday that the demand for private military services was likely to increase and it was important to distinguish between the �reputable and disreputable� operator. The Green Paper emphasised that there were �valid and defensible� uses for private military companies. �For a State under threat from armed insurgents or from criminal gangs with a military capability, the first requireme nt is to re-establish its monopoly on violence. The temporary use of a private military company to do this may occasionally be the only realistic option available,� the report said. However, �given the values of modern society, there is a natural repugnance towards those who kill (or help to kill) for money. This applies even if the killing is necessary and is done in a just cause.� Mr Straw�s indication that it may be time for a licensing system comes after the parliamentary outcry over the so-called arms-for- Africa affair in the late 1990s. A London-based company, Sandline, was contracted to provi de arms and personnel to return the ousted President of Sierra Leone to power after a military takeover. The Government was embroiled in an embarrassing row because there was a United Nations arms embargo against Sierra Leone at the time and Sandline claimed that it had acted with the connivance of the Foreign Office. Robin Cook, then Foreign Secretary, was absolved in an inquiry of having had any knowledge of contacts between Sandline and Foreign Office officials. Legislation would require UK firms wishing to accept contracts for military or security services abroad to register with the Government and to notify officials of any contracts. The Green Paper suggested that registered private military companies should also be required to join a trade association and to conform to a code of conduct, including a respect for human rights and the laws of war. 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