A London security firm has reportedly recruited hundreds of Fijians to work as private security guards in Iraq. The Fijians once served as United Nations peacekeepers. A former Fiji army lieutenant colonel has revealed details of the scheme to the Reuters news agency in Fiji. He says the first 20 of 408 Fijians flew out of the Fijian capital, Suva, on Friday, bound for Iraq. He also says the London security firm he represents will use the ex-Fijian soldiers to guard UN offices, VIPs, banks and oilfields. Reuters says the United Nations would not confirm or deny the report.
We heard a rumor of this story some time ago. The Fiji government was a little nervous about having experienced trained soldiers hanging around, something about being worried they might get the idea that the Fiji government needed changing. But they do make a valuable export crop. Brings to mind military SciFi novels I have read, "Hammer’s Slammers" for one. |