Hired armies

Background Briefing · Jun 17, 2007 · 1m

Mercenary armies are making up the shortfall, in a $50 billion industry. There are 50,000 in Iraq alone. In interviews with of some main players, this investigation finds that the industry is unregulated and under-reported. However, it's much cheaper for governments than a standing army. This BBC documentary raises many questions. Reporter: Peter Snow. For copyright reasons there will be no podcast or transcript of this program.