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| Congrats to Lafras Luitingh on winning Somali Anti-Terr contract |
| 2010-12-26 |
| Saracen International To Train Somali Anti-Terrorist Forces, Government Announces The Somalia government disclosed it has signed an agreement with a private security company based in Beirut, Lebanon to train police and security forces. The Somalia government disclosed it has signed an agreement with a private security company based in Beirut, Lebanon to train police and security forces. In an exclusive interview with VOA Somali Service, Finance Minister Hussein Abdi Halane said the agreement was signed in late October between President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Lafras Luitingh Chief Operations Officer for Saracen International. Luitingh is a former According to the agreement, the training which the company is providing includes anti-terrorist training program to train the State's police and security forces in providing anti-terrorist protection services. The number of the force has not been disclosed. Also other types of training in the agreement include training armed body guard, chauffeur and guard training program, as well as VIP protection, special event security, aviation and maritime security and mailroom security services training program. Perhaps Saracen will employ 'die Koevoet' bounty system the 1978 brainchild of then Colonel Hans Dreyer (later a Major-General in the SAP) to develop and exploit intelligence and was based on the Portuguese Flechas and the Rhodesian Selous Scouts. Koevoet was based in Oshakati and suffered 153 killed in action and several hundred more wounded. They killed more than 3,681 SWAPO insurgentswhich resulted in a 1:25 or one to 25 kill ratio. Good pirate hunting Saracen! |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #5 Just bring back the public hangings of pirates, and find yourself a Henry Morgan - the best pirate hunter is an ex-pirate. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2010-12-26 22:08 |
| #4 Better make sure that any locals that take the training and decide to take their new found talents "elsewhere" are shown the consequences of how very, very wrong that choice would be. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-12-26 16:57 |
| #3 Make sure to include healthy rewards to pirates that turn informant for the COIN forces - house in a gated community, money, etc. Surprising how many pirates will rat out all the others for some booty - historically this has been one of the most successful counter-attack means on piracy. Also, convert some pirates to coast guard/navy auxillaries - works well, at least for the English in the Spanish Main. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2010-12-26 16:41 |
| #2 Yes, SADF. Former 5 Reconnaissance Regiment. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2010-12-26 16:24 |
| #1 Luitingh is a former______? Former what? South African? |
| Posted by: tipover 2010-12-26 11:39 |