Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Hired guns

I did not know Canada used mercenaries.


Government quiet on how Canada controls hired guns in Afghanistan
Waterloo Region Record
Wed Jun 17 2009
Page: A3
Section: Front
Byline: Murray Brewster
Source: The Canadian Press

Canada quietly signed an international agreement last fall on
regulating private security companies in war-zones, just weeks after a Canadian soldier was allegedly shot by a contractor during a confused firefight in Afghanistan.

But it's unclear what the government is doing to keep the hired guns on its payroll in check.

Canada was one of 17 countries to agree to the Montreaux Document,
which lays out responsibilities for the use of hired guns under
international law.

Others nations have since signed on and the United States is among
those in the process of enacting tough new regulations.

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