private military companies

Armored cars, burner phones, top-notch weaponry, and top-secret missions. This is the life of today's private military contractor. Simon Chase, and many other PMC's were once the world's top military operatives---retired from the U.S. Navy's SEAL Team Six and the UK's Special Boat Service. The operations can be so hazardous and politically sensitive that they require a "zero footprint", that is no trace of any action left behind. Simon Chase, and the men he works with, operate without government backup or air rescue. If they die, they die, and they remain anonymous. There are no military honors or benefits. They are a strong, but largely invisible force in the war against terrorism.

When Nebraska police officer and divorced mother of three Kathryn Bolkovac saw a recruiting announcement for private military contractor DynCorp International she signed on. She was shipped out to Bosnia where DynCorp had been contracted to support the UN peacekeeping mission. She began to unravel the ugly truth about officers involved in human trafficking and forced prostitution and their connections to private mercenary contractors, the UN, and the U.S. State Department. After bringing this evidence to light, Bolkovac was demoted, threatened with bodily harm, fired, and ultimately forced to flee the country under cover of darkness--bringing the incriminating documents with her. Thanks to the evidence she collected, she won a lawsuit against DynCorp.