[Vision2020] "Shadow Company" Documentary On Mercenary Soldiers InIraq

[Tom Hansen]

I never believed in, nor ever will I, the employment of mercenaries.
Perhaps they may not be held to the same standards as our own military
forces, but there is one thing that places our military far above any
mercenary: LOYALTY.

 

Should we place command and control of our troops into the hands of those
mercenary whores whose services are available to the highest bidder?

 

F**K NO !

 

Just my two cents,

 

Tom Hansen

Moscow, Idaho

 

"Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil
and steady dedication of a lifetime." 

--Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr.

 

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From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Ted Moffett
Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 11:48 AM
To: Vision2020
Subject: [Vision2020] "Shadow Company" Documentary On Mercenary Soldiers
InIraq

 

All:

 

The extensive use of mercenary soldiers (or "security" personnel, as some
call them) in Iraq raises serious questions.  The following articles explore
some of these issues, along with info on the new documentary mentioned in
the subject heading.  How often do we hear about the conduct in Iraq of
these "soldiers of fortune" in the media?  Is the extensive use of soldiers
of fortune, often paid much more than US military personnel, deliberate to
sometimes allow them to engage in questionable conduct not allowed for US
military personnel?  And what effect does it have on the morale of US
military soldiers, knowing that the mercenary soldiers are often making far
more money then they are, as they risk life and limb? 

 

http://movies.aol.com/truestories/shadow-company

 

http://www.filmthreat.com/index.php?section=reviews
<http://www.filmthreat.com/index.php?section=reviews&Id=8718> &Id=8718

 

Links to more info on mercenary soldiers in Iraq:

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1935704,00.html

 

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2005/dec2005/merc-d28.shtml

 

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Pete Vonder Haar, Film Threat

 

"There are an estimated 20,000 private soldiers on the ground in Iraq, more
than the total number of combined non-US coalition ground forces, and one
for roughly every ten American soldiers. 'Shadow Company' directors Nick
Bicanic and Jason Bourque attempt to find out where these guys come from,
what exactly they do, and why they do it.' "
<http://filmthreat.com/index.php?section=reviews&Id=8718> More

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