Corporate Warriors Story aired: Friday, July 25, 2003
The United States continues to resist sending U.S. troops into chaotic and tragic Liberia. However, a private, Anglo-American military company called Northbridge Services has offered to send in its soldiers -- who are literally hired guns -- to arrest Liberian President Charles Taylor.
The soldiers are mercenaries, a term with dark connotations for many, but such private armies are increasingly being enlisted by the U.S. Military. An estimated 1 in 10 of all troops in Iraq come from private military contractors.
Peter W. Singer has been following this trend toward private armies for years. He's written a new book called "Corporate Warriors: The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry."
Guests:
Peter W. Singer, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and author, "Corporate Warriors."
