Hankook Ilbo and Daum, 22 December 2018
Quotes from AAN’s Thomas Ruttig in the Korean daily, with respect to the role of private security contractors in Afghanistan:
“..하지만 카불 소재 싱크탱크 ‘아프간 분석 네트워크’의 선임연구원 토마스 루티그는 “극단적으로 위험하다”고 잘라 말한다. 그는 기자에게 보낸 이메일 답변에서 “만일 프린스의 계획이 실행에 옮겨진다면 아프간 전쟁은 이윤추구의 장이 되고, 군사적 목표도 불분명해질 것”이라고 경고했다. “어쨌거나 (컨트랙터의 행위에 대한) 최종적 책임은 그들을 고용한 미 국방부가 져야 한다”는 게 루티그의 말이다. “
[Regarding Erik Prince’s proposal of ‘privatizing Afghan war’) Kabul-based Think Tank ANN’s senior analyst Thomas Ruttig outright pointed out “this is dangerous for afghanistan and afghans, and therefore is find such plans extremely dangerous”
In an email response to this reporter, he emphasized that :
“if prince’s plan would be put into practice, the afghan war would be made dependent on companies’ interests (ie profit), not even more on clear military aims”
“the final responsibility goes with those who employ them, so DoD” he added. ]
Also on the popular Korean Daum news portal,
here.
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This article was last updated on 9 Mar 2020
