PA paid mercenary
The man hired by the previous government to carry out a security audit on the Bandaranaike International Airport and major sea ports after Lloyds Underwriters in UK clamped down a crippling war surcharge last year was one of the world's leading mercenaries - retired British soldier, Lt. Col. Tim Spicer.

According to unconfirmed reports, his company received £300,000 or over Rs. 30 million from the government. It came after the LTTE attack on the Air Force Base and the adjoining BIA. In a near two year long worldwide investigation, a team of ten reporters from the Washington based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has laid bare the role of mercenary groups worldwide during a probe on THE BUSINESS OF WAR. Their detailed eleven-part report was released in Washington this week.

Iqbal Athas, Consultant Editor and Defence Correspondent of The Sunday Times, a member of the ICIJ, was the only Asian journalist to serve in the probe team. The chapter on marketing the New Dogs of War deals with Lt. Col. Spicer and his company, Trident Maritime. (See related story)

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