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No company is outside government control as long as said companies do not have militaries.

you are the media you consume.

by MillMan (millguy at gmail) on Thu Sep 7th, 2006 at 04:30:07 PM EST
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How about Blackwater and friends?

Nothing is 'mere'. — Richard P. Feynman
by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Sep 7th, 2006 at 04:33:49 PM EST
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Well indeed, I didn't mean to imply that it doesn't exist. I also vaugely recall some discussion here a while back about mercenaries employed in Africa to protect oil assests. It's a worrying trend but not a primary theme of control in the big picture quite yet.

you are the media you consume.

by MillMan (millguy at gmail) on Thu Sep 7th, 2006 at 05:24:08 PM EST
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