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Contractors on the Battlefield: Has Their Legal Status Just Changed?

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In the May-June 2005 issue of Military Review, “Paradox or Paradigm? Operational Contractor Support” by Col. Michael R. Rampy, USA (Ret.) discussed the role of contractors on the battlefield: “While most civilians are considered noncombatants, their jobs in support of U.S. weapons systems might easily involve direct contact with hostile fire.” …”International law such as […]

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