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International-UN-NGOs
Expert group on mercenaries debates use of private military and security companies by the UN
2013-07-27
Steven Pressfield's The Profession looks more and more likely...
Posted by:Besoeker

#2  Oh great, UN with a private army.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2013-07-27 16:18  

#1   “Without proper standards and oversight, the outsourcing of security functions by the UN to private companies could have a negative effect on the effectiveness and image of the UN in the field.”

Any more of a "negative effect" than introducing cholera in Haiti, the debacles in Mogadishu and Bosnia, and engaging in child prostitution in Africa?
Posted by: Pappy   2013-07-27 12:55  

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