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2015-03-28 Arabia

Erik Prince was hired by crown prince of Abu Dhabi to put together a 800-member battalion

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Posted by BrerRabbit 2015-03-28 11:25|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Call it the White Company.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-03-28 12:36|| 2015-03-28 12:36|| Front Page Top

#2 Good idea. As the way our president is running thing the UAE needs to grow their forces or they will perish.

Posted by 49 Pan 2015-03-28 12:37|| 2015-03-28 12:37|| Front Page Top

#3 All is foretold in this book by Steven Pressfield, author of Gates of Fire.

Posted by Matt 2015-03-28 12:47|| 2015-03-28 12:47|| Front Page Top

#4 Yep. FYI, Zen has an Official Trailer vid.
Matt ~ Disregard.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-03-28 13:10|| 2015-03-28 13:10|| Front Page Top

#5 I don't remember such a plethora of mercenaries being employed since the African revolutions of the '60s.

More of that new "smart" diplomacy's unintended(?) consequences.

Posted by AlanC 2015-03-28 15:01|| 2015-03-28 15:01|| Front Page Top

#6 I would imagine mercenary deployments tend to be common in eras without super-powers.
What happened to the Roman Legions once their salaries stopped coming over the Alps?

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2015-03-28 15:05|| 2015-03-28 15:05|| Front Page Top

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