LONDON — British security firms are
hiring former commandos in projects in Iraq.
The firms have been recruiting a range of former members from
British elite units that have fought in Africa and Asia. The units
include the SAS.
Olive Security has hired more than 100 former SAS members for
projects in Iraq, Middle East Newsline reported. The company
provides security and prepares studies on logistics for the British
forces in southern Iraq.
The British company has also been working with the U.S. firm
Bechtel, a major partner in the reconstruction of Iraq and
authorized to rebuild the Iraqi electricity network. Olive has sent
38 former SAS soldiers to Iraq to establish operations for Bechtel.
"This is crisis management in a hostile environment," Olive
marketing manager Harry Legge-Bourke said. "You need people who know
what they are doing."
