13 April 2004, Washington Post, More limits sought for private security teams
12 April 2004, Time, When private armies take to the front lines
9 April 2004, MSN, Hired guns – what to do about military contractors
2 April 2004, Chicago Tribune, Iraq violence drives thriving business
30 March 2004, New York Times, Big pay luring military's elite to private jobs
28 March 2004, San Francisco Chronicle, Global security firms fill in as private armies
28 March 2004, Independent, Britain’s secret army in Iraq
25 March 2004, Economist, Mercenaries: the Baghdad boom
19 March 2004, The Herald, SAS fears losing men to American ‘mercenary’ force
18 March 2004, Economist, The fog and dogs of war
18 March 2004, Washington Post, More private forces eyed for Iraq
18 March 2004, Chicago Tribune, S Africa strains to keep lid on mercenaries
11 March 2004, BBC News, Mercenaries in Africa’s conflicts
5 March 2004, The Age, US hires mercenaries for Iraq role
4 March 2004, Associated Press, UN intends to hire a security firm
3 March 2004, Mail and Guardian, SA’s ‘security experts’ defy the law
26 February 2004, Stuff (NZ), Mercenaries can offer humanitarian protection, MPs told
21 February 2004, Scotsman, Special forces quitting to cash in on Iraq
15 February 2004, News24, South Africans streaming to Iraq
15 February 2004, Newsday, Start-up company with connections
14 February 2004, NY Times, Private US operatives on risky missions in Colombia
13 February 2004, News24, War hero: I was a mercenary
9 February 2004, Federal Times, DoD drafting new rules for wartime contractors
4 February 2004, Cape Times, Hired guns from SA are flooding Iraq
27 January 2004, IPS, Rich avoid peacekeeping for the poor, says UN
21 January 2004, San Francisco Chronicle, Taking the war private
8 January 2004, dawn.com, Need for greater UN peacekeeping role stressed
18 December 2003, Reuters, UN see looming peacekeeping crisis in Africa
14 December 2003, New York Times, Iraq outsourced
10 December 2003, Guardian, The privatisation of war
5 November 2003, Financial Times, Proposal for private soldiers in conflicts gathers steam
3 November 2003,Libération, Prestataires de guerre (French)
29 October 2003, Associated Press, Private firms assist US military
22 October 2003, Mother Jones, The Pentagon’s private corps
19 October 2003, Boston Globe, The Enron Pentagon
16 October 2003, NZ Herald, Planned bill outlaws New Zealand mercenary activities
6 October 2003, Washington Times, Use of private security firms in Iraq draws concerns
28 September 2003, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, In Iraq, private contractors lighten load on US troops
24 September 2003, BBC, Pentagon’s call to mercenaries
September 2003, Peace News, A growth industry
14 August 2003, Asia Times, Security for sale
12 August 2003, Financial Times, Private companies on the frontline
11 August 2003, Financial Times, The jobs of war
7 August 2003, Financial Times, FBI investigates private offer to arrest Liberian president
1 August 2003, News24, ‘No money in this business’
1 August 2003, AFP, ‘Mercenary man’ fined
25 July 2003, The Telegraph, Mercenaries may be key to oust Taylor
23 July 2003, Independent (US), Soldiers of good fortune
20 July 2003, Scotland on Sunday, War Inc on the march to relieve US troops
18 July 2003, New York Times, US considers private Iraqi force to guard sites
18 July 2003, Financial Mail (SA), Hounding the war dogs
16 May 2003, Seattle Times, Secret services: US supporting firms targeted by terrorists
May 2003, Military Officer, Warfare Inc
1 May 2003, American Prospect, Outsourcing the dirty work
22 April 2003, News24, Demand for SA mercenaries
22 February 2003, Guardian, British mercenaries find a new ferocity in Ivory Coast
11 November 2002, BBC, Dogs of war into doves of peace
12 June 2002, Financial Times, Expanded role seen for private military sector
12 June 2002, AP, Parliament told that mercenaries may be peacekeepers of the future
15 May 2002, Janes Defense Weekly, Private Military Companies: Soldiers, Inc.
8 May 2002, Taipei Times, Military to consider using mercenaries
14 April 2002, LA Times, US Companies hired to train foreign armies
19 February 2002, The Herald, Guns for hiring and firing
14 February 2002, Financial Times, Ex-SAS soldiers hope for new lease of life
29 October 2001, Financial Times, DTI hints at laws to control mercenary activity
17 October 2001, tehelka.com, Mercenaries home in on Osama bin Laden
22 July 2001, Observer, Bush to raise 'private army' in drugs war
12 August 2001, The Sunday Times, Gurkha links to army hit ban on mercenaries
22 July 2001, Observer, Bush to raise 'private army' in drugs war
24 May 2001, National Post, Peacekeeping is on its last legs
19 April 2001, Financial Times, MPs call for regulation of mercenary activity
18 April 2001, Financial Times, Ex-soldiers find there is money to be made out of wars
18 April 2001, Financial Times, A new phenomenon seeking to fill post-communism vacuum
18 April 2001, Financial Times, UN criticises UK for failing to clamp down on mercenaries
18 April 2001, Financial Times, Foreign Office faces opposition to regulation
18 April 2001, Independent, UK under fire over mercenary soldiers
30 November 2000, Financial Times, New rules likely on mercenaries
24 November 2000, The Guardian, Europe's rapid reaction force: supporters and doubters
8 September 2000, The Guardian, UN tries to curb peace disasters
12 May 2000, The Telegraph, Series of failures could trap Africa in web of interlocking wars
3 October 1999, The Sunday Times, Cook to lift ban on mercenaries
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