Marketing the new 'Dogs of War'

By Duncan Campbell

Sri Lankans hire Tim Spicer, a man already involved in global mercenary activities

Excerpts from this story referencing "Foreign Office":

"… y force. And, in February 1999, a scathing parliamentary report found that Foreign Office officials and diplomats had withheld information from the government about …"

"… helping to service Sandline's Russian-made helicopter.Spicer claimed that Foreign Office officials and defense intelligence staff were aware of his dealings, and t …"

"… e PMC concept was so well established that it did not occur to the British Foreign Office to use any other term in proposing to regulate such companies.The phrase t …"

"… elations campaign may have finally paid off. In February 2002, the British Foreign Office published a long-delayed response to parliamentary criticism of Spicer and …"