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| − | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_military_company
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| − | |constitutes=army, company
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| − | A '''private military contractor''' or '''private military company''' is a rebranding of the concept of the [[mercenary]].
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| − | ==Legal status==
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| − | Labour Prime Minister, [[Harold Wilson]] attempted to ban mercenaries, but was thwarted by the [[UK Deep state]], which was using [[Keenie Meenie Services]] for a range of operations.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jan/18/mercenaries-clandestine-actions-in-thatcher-years-revealed-keenie-meenie</ref>
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| − | ===Lawlessness===
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| − | PMCs often operate ''de facto'' beyond the reach of any effective [[law]].
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| − | |date=January 2019
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| − | |source_name=The Atlantic
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| − | |source_URL=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/01/afghanistan-civilian-private-security/581263/
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| − | |subjects=PMC
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| − | |authors=Abigail Fielding-Smith, Crofton Black, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
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| − | |text=The sector still has no binding regulations, though. It doesn’t even have an agreed-upon definition of a private military or security company.
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| − | ==References==
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