tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340335897594941637.post7503289026871600557..comments2024-03-28T08:36:39.902+00:00Comments on Sean Linnane: THE SAGA OF THE MERCENARY SOLDIER PART IISTORMBRINGERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18405613458419510116noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340335897594941637.post-11695768332652276912011-02-27T15:21:04.773+00:002011-02-27T15:21:04.773+00:00My point exactly . . . private security contractor...My point exactly . . . private security contractors could be considered "mercenaries" - only under the widest interpretation of the definition of the word . . .STORMBRINGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18405613458419510116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340335897594941637.post-26161321723073335472011-02-27T13:17:00.606+00:002011-02-27T13:17:00.606+00:00Great post but I'm curious as to why you don&#...Great post but I'm curious as to why you don't consider Postal Inspectors federal law enforcement. I'm pretty familiar with their mission, and have worked a few joint cases with them over the years, and they pretty much meet that job description both in terms of what they do, their training, and their legal authority.<br /><br />Granted it's not the most exciting federal law enforcement job out there, but in my opinion anyway, it's certainly federal law enforcement.TWMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06114010593299066911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340335897594941637.post-9358122250485530212011-02-27T06:17:03.546+00:002011-02-27T06:17:03.546+00:00You evidently did not comprehend the definition yo...You evidently did not comprehend the definition you posted.<br /><br />'A more selective definition is found in Webster’s Dictionary: "a mercenary is a soldier hired into foreign service serving merely for pay or sordid advantage." According to this criteria, every foreign national serving in the U.S. military - including yours truly - is a mercenary.'<br /><br />Did you enlist in, serve honorably in, and retire from the US military because you were motivated to serve your adoptive country or "...merely for pay or sordid advantage."? The former, I should think, right?<br /><br />I would be willing to venture that you saw more than a few foreign nationals, and even more US citizens, who *were* serving in the US military merely for the money. I did too, when I was a young soldier, and loathed them.Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17673609316649175930noreply@blogger.com