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    Team of mercenaries led by ex-Army sergeant ‘Rambo’ arrested in plot to kill DEA agent, traffic cocaine: officials

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    Team of mercenaries led by ex-Army sergeant ‘Rambo’ arrested in plot to kill DEA agent, traffic cocaine: officials Five would-be hit men and co-conspirators were arrested Friday and charged with attempted… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Hundreds of Russians Fighting as Mercenaries in Syria – FSB

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    Hundreds of Russians Fighting as Mercenaries in Syria – FSB Topic: Protests in Syria Opposition fighters in Syria © AFP 2013/ STR 17:52 20/09/2013 YAROSLAVL, September 20 (RIA Novosti) – Some 300… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    An unsung villain: the reputation of a condottiere

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    An unsung villain: the reputation of a condottiere: Stephen Cooper describes how John Hawkwood, a tanner’s son from Essex, became a mercenary in late fourteenth-century Italy, and after his death acquired… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Mercenaries in civil wars, 1950 – 2000

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    Chojnacki, Sven; Metternich, Nils; Münster, Johannes Working Paper Mercenaries in civil wars, 1950 – 2000 Discussion papers // WZB, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Schwerpunkt II Märkte und Politik, Abteilung Marktprozesse und… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Civilian Contractors Operating in the Battlefield: Could They be Mercenaries?

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    Civilian Contractors Operating in the Battlefield: Could They be Mercenaries? Amer Mahmud, United States Air Force Academy Abstract Civilian contractors operating in the battlefield can easily escape the requirements of being… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Belarusian and Russian ‘mercenaries’ to be re-tried by civilian court

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    Belarusian and Russian ‘mercenaries’ to be re-tried by civilian court Tripoli, 16 August 2013: Three Belarusians and one Russian who were sentenced to ten years’ hard labour by a military court… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Irish Mercenaries Training Syrian Death Squads

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    Irish Mercenaries Training Syrian Death Squads By Gearóid Ó Colmáin Global Research, August 18, 2013 In its weekend supplement devoted to geopolitics French daily Le Monde published 8 March, 2013 a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Mexican cartels hiring US soldiers as hit men

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    Mexican cartels hiring US soldiers as hit men    By Joseph J. Kolb Published August 01, 2013 FoxNews.com Former Army Pfc. Michael Apodaca (l.) and ex-Lt. Kevin Corley both pleaded guilty to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Status of Private Military Companies: When Civilians and Mercenaries Blur

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    The Status of Private Military Companies: When Civilians and Mercenaries Blur by Nicolai Due-Gundersen Journal Article | July 31, 2013 – 6:33am Introduction ‘When we had need of skilled soldiers to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Miami Mercenaries: International Security Business Is Booming in South Florida

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    Miami Mercenaries: International Security Business Is Booming in South Florida By Michael E. Miller published: August 01, 2013                       Cameron K. Lewis        The cops… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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