AEGIS Acts with Restraint and Forethought
An incident in Al-Nisour Square in Baghdad on 16 September, in which contractors for a US private security company are alleged to have killed 17 civilians, has focused considerable public attention on how private security companies conduct themselves in Iraq. According to 'The World Today' – the magazine of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, or Chatham House – Aegis acts ‘with restraint and forethought.' Here is an extract from Alastair Campbell’s article, in the December 2007 edition;
'Aegis, which works for the US Department of Defense… has acted with restraint and forethought, seeing its role in the context of reconstruction. It set up and runs the Regional Operations Centre in Baghdad. This gives an intelligence picture of the whole of Iraq and is used by all those connected with logistic support and supply in planning and executing convoys. Aegis also has a civil affairs programme in parallel with its escort and security duties, indicating a commitment to Iraq’s future.'
Posted: Apr 2008
