Truthout republished an interesting article on the role of private military in Latin American. Here A few of the highlights of the article include:
"Contractors such as DynCorp and Northrop Grumman working in South and Central America are paid to spray drug crops, work with foreign militaries and police, offer intelligence and operational support, and conduct public relations assignments..."
"Meanwhile, the United Nations is pushing for a new international convention to regulate Private Military and Security Companies (PMSC's).
"This industry, which deals with heavy weaponry in conflict zones is less regulated than the toy industry," said José Luis Gómez del Prado, chair of the UN's Working Group on the use of mercenaries, in April."
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