Somali Warlord Hires German Mercenaries to Provide Security Services -- Spiegel OnlinePoliticians have reacted angrily to reports that a German firm has signed a deal with a Somali warlord to provide security services. Former members of German special forces and an elite police unit could soon be working as bodyguards and trainers in the lawless country.
For years, German politicians and pundits have been taking the moral high ground over the activities of the American private security contractor Blackwater, now known as Xe Services, in places such as Iraq. "The US government has allowed private security firms to develop into an omnipresent, uncontrollable apparatus in the war zones of this world," wrote one German newspaper back in 2007.
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My Comment: I have my doubts that this German firm will be permitted to go to Somalia .... the Pandora's box that this will open is something that the German Government and its political class do not want .... especially now when they have many other pressing problems that need their focus and immediate action.
Update: Markus sent me the following update from Feral Jundi.
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