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and I didn’t speak up,
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Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Jew.
Then they came for the Catholics,
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because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me,
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~ Martin Niemoller
The Privatization of War: Mercenaries, Private Military and Security Companies (PMSC)
Submitted by Melinda L. Secor on Sun, 2013-10-13 00:00
"Private military and security companies (PMSC) are the modern reincarnation of a long lineage of private providers of physical force: corsairs, privateers and mercenaries. Mercenaries, which had practically disappeared during the XIXth and XXth centuries, reappeared in the 1960’s during the decolonization period operating mainly in Africa and Asia. Under the United Nations a convention was adopted which outlaws and criminalizes their activities."
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