"An incredible look into the murky and virtually impenetrable world
of private military contractors . . . Pelton may well have seen the
future." --Sebastian Junger, author of "The Perfect Storm" and "A
Death in Belmont"
""Licensed to Kill" is smart, funny, sometimes scary, and always
interesting. Pelton truly captures the cast of characters that make
up our new 'coalition of the billing' in the War on Terror." --P.
W. Singer, author of "Corporate Warriors: The Rise of the
Privatized Military Industry"
"A rollicking read that takes the reader inside the murky world of
military contractors--from the craggy passes of the Afghan-Pakistan
border, to the extreme danger of Baghdad's airport road, to the
diamond fields of Africa. "Licensed to Kill" is not only a great
travelogue, it also has some important things to say about the
brave new world of privatized violence that will increasingly be a
feature of twenty-first-century wars." --Peter Bergen, author of
"The Osama bin Laden I Know" and "Holy War, Inc."
"Robert Pelton enjoys the credibility not shared by many to comment
on the world's dark corners. "Licensed to Kill" sheds light on one
of the corners--the world of private for-hire guns, mercenaries,
and armies. It's a reality; it's a business; it's lucrative . . .
Consider Licensed to Kill a 'safety brief, ' a military term for
'pay attention.' Read it . . . pay attention." --James A. "Spider"
Marks, Major General, United States Army (Ret.)
"Pelton reveals how the U.S. military-industrial complex has
created its own dark version of the nonstate warrior [and] asks if
companies like Blackwater and Executive Outcomes could become the
new Hessians for both multinationalcorporations and overstretched
armies." --Jonathan Taplin, professor, USC Annenberg School for
Communication, and producer of "Under Fire," "The Last Waltz," and
"Mean Streets"
"'The dark side of the war on terror' may sound redundant, but how
else can you describe the world of contractors, mercs, and wackos
who are paid big money to keep the key players alive and the war
machinery humming? It's a cynical, funny, and very scary place,
stretching from Arkansas to Fallujah, and no one gets it, or tells
it, better than Robert Young Pelton." --John Rasmus, editor in
chief, "National Geographic Adventure"
" An incredible look into the murky and virtually impenetrable
world of private military contractors . . . Pelton may well have
seen the future." -- Sebastian Junger, author of "The Perfect
Storm" and "A Death in Belmont"
" "Licensed to Kill" is smart, funny, sometimes scary, and always
interesting. Pelton truly captures the cast of characters that make
up our new ' coalition of the billing' in the War on Terror." -- P.
W. Singer, author of "Corporate Warriors: The Rise of the
Privatized Military Industry"
" A rollicking read that takes the reader inside the murky world of
military contractors-- from the craggy passes of the
Afghan-Pakistan border, to the extreme danger of Baghdad's airport
road, to the diamond fields of Africa. "Licensed to Kill" is not
only a great travelogue, it also has some important things to say
about the brave new world of privatized violence that will
increasingly be a feature of twenty-first-century wars." -- Peter
Bergen, author of "The Osama bin Laden I Know" and "Holy War,
Inc."
" Robert Pelton enjoys the credibility not shared by many to
comment on the world's dark corners. "Licensed to Kill" sheds light
on one of the corners-- the world of private for-hire guns,
mercenaries, and armies. It's a reality; it's a business; it's
lucrative . . . Consider Licensed to Kill a ' safety brief, ' a
military term for ' pay attention.' Read it . . . pay attention."
-- James A. " Spider" Marks, Major General, United States Army
(Ret.)
" Pelton reveals how the U.S. military-industrialcomplex has
created its own dark version of the nonstate warrior [and] asks if
companies like Blackwater and Executive Outcomes could become the
new Hessians for both multinational corporations and overstretched
armies." -- Jonathan Taplin, professor, USC Annenberg School for
Communication, and producer of "Under Fire," "The Last Waltz," and
"Mean Streets"
" ' The dark side of the war on terror' may sound redundant, but
how else can you describe the world of contractors, mercs, and
wackos who are paid big money to keep the key players alive and the
war machinery humming? It's a cynical, funny, and very scary place,
stretching from Arkansas to Fallujah, and no one gets it, or tells
it, better than Robert Young Pelton." -- John Rasmus, editor in
chief, "National Geographic Adventure"
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