| LC control no. | sh2008005735 |
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| Topical heading | Private military companies |
| Variant(s) | Military companies, Private Military contractors, Private Military service providers PMCs (Private military companies) Private military contractors |
| See also | Contractors Defense contracts Mercenary troops Private security services |
| Found in | Adviesraad Internationale Vraagstukken (Netherlands). Employing private military companies, 2007: t.p. (private military companies) p. 7 (private military industry, PMCs; in practice, the distinction between private security companies, limited to strictly defensive tasks, and private military companies, which focus mainly on more offensive tactics, "is not so clear") Isenberg, David. Shadow force, 2008: e-CIP galley (Private Military Contractors (PMC) ... "As an industry, or at least, business sector, PMCs have been around for less than twenty years ... there are still no agreements on how to define them ... Rather than being ragtag bands of adventurers, paramilitary forces, or individuals recruited clandestinely by governments to work in specific covert operations, the modern firm is firmly corporate. Instead of organizing clandestinely, they now operate out of office suites, have public affairs staffs and web sites, and offer marketing literature. But while they like to call themselves private security firms, they are clearly quite different from the traditional private security industry which provides watchmen and building security") Wikipedia, July 28, 2008: Private security company page (Private security company can refer to : --companies that employ security guards, --Private military companies) Private military company page ("A private military company (PMC) provides specialized expertise or services of a military nature, sometimes called ... mercenary ("soldiers for hire") ... Such companies are equally known as Private Security Contractors (PSCs), Private Military Corporations, Private Military Firms, Military Service Providers, and generally as the Private Military Industry") |
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