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The Child Soldier's New Job

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Former child soldiers are now hired by private companies to serve their own interests.

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Nancy S @NancySkinner Oct 27, 2026 Shocking but masterful reality of how the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan went to the lowest bidder because Americans, betrayed by their neocons warhawks, couldn't stomach their own young people dying. Most certainly never knew those wars were largely outsourced to "third-country nationals" from ever more desperate parts of the world; the "Rush to the Bottom". Mads Ellesøe brought the truth to light. On the ground, former child soldiers from brutal civil wars in Uganda and Sierra Leone were not reintegrated, but recruited by global mercenaries to fight our wars. A forever war was outsourced, at 10x the cost and pain. It's remarkable that firms like Aegis Defense Ltd. UK and Aegis LLC US went unscathed from Mads document to history. Now their successor, GardaWorld, received a contract on February 28th, 2026 (the start of Trump's forever war) until 2029, which means there is no end in sight. We are reliving history. Watch this powerful, documented reality and do better. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Former child soldiers are now hired by private companies to serve their own interests.
Director
Mads Ellesøe
Producer
Mette Heide
Production Co
Plus Pictures
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Danish
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 24, 2020
Runtime
1h 8m
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