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For some companies, war means profit. Private Military and Security Companies are making a killing out of the war in Afghanistan and in conflicts around the globe.

Please send a letter to your MP urging them to support the regulation of private armies.

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Dear ____,

There are currently tens of thousands of contractors working for private military and security companies (PMSCs) across the world. PMSCs have become so much a part of modern conflicts that countries like the UK would struggle to wage war without them.

Despite operating in war zones and facing accusations of human rights abuses, UK PMSCs remain unregulated and unaccountable. Legislation is urgently needed to regulate this deadly industry. Self-regulation is not an option. Legislation should include a ban on the use of PMSCs in combat and combat support. All companies must be subjected to individual licensing requirements that are open to parliamentary and public scrutiny.

As PMSCs working for the British government are plunged deeper into a volatile conflict in Afghanistan, strict regulation is urgently needed to hold them to account.

I urge you to contact the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Rt Hon William Hague MP, and call for the regulation of PMSCs as an immediate priority.

Yours sincerely,

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