Genuinely interested JHJ in what do you think would have happened in places like Sierra Leone without military intervention from the UN and more importantly the British and how would they have been resolved?
Hmm… perhaps if private military contractors linked to the UK intelligence services hadn’t covertly supplied the weapons which led to escalation of conflict in the 1st place things wouldn’t have become nearly so bloody:
A British firm, Sandline International, was hired last July by allies of ousted President Tejan Kabbah to provide “logistical support” – namely the supply of arms and a helicopter – for a counter-coup.
The mercenary company, based in London and headed by the former Guards officer Tim Spicer, is accused of breaching a UN resolution by arranging for a shipment of 35 tons of Bulgarian-made AK-47 rifles to Sierra Leone.
A key part of Sandline’s defence is that it kept Foreign Office officials and Whitehall defence intelligence staff fully informed of the operation.
It’s worth bearing in mind that Tim Spicer mentioned in that article was key in setting up Aegis Defence Services, which profited immensely from Iraq and Afghanistan and is chaired by Prince Charles’ best mate, Nicholas Soames
If you want deeper insight into Sierra Leone and the arms industry in general, read this book: