Foreign Military Assistance Act

• Determination Pursuant to Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010: Provision of Military Assistance in Support of Southern Sudan Security Sector Transformation Program

• FR, March 12, 2010
• Notices
• State Department

• Thatcher's Son Charged in Coup Plot

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - The son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, an ex-race car driver whose business career has been dogged by accusations of questionable arms deals and shady ventures, was charged Wednesday with helping finance a foiled coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea. Mark Thatcher, 51, was arrested at his Cape Town home and taken before Wynberg Magistrate's Court to be charged with violating the country's Foreign Military Assistance Act.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• August 27, 2004

• Determinations Pursuant to 2009 Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act: Provision of Military Assistance in Support of Southern Sudan Security Sector Transformation Program

• FR, November 03, 2009
• Notices
• State Department

• Mark Thatcher, Son of Ex-British Prime Minister, Charged in Alleged Coup Plot

CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Mark Thatcher, the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, was arrested Wednesday and charged with helping to finance a foiled plot to overthrow the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea. Thatcher, a 51-year-old businessman who has lived in South Africa since 2002, was arrested at his Cape Town home shortly after 7 a.m. and taken before the Wynberg Magistrate's Court, where he was charged with violating South Africa's Foreign Military Assistance Act.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• August 25, 2004

• Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008; Determination: Provision of Military Assistance in Support of Southern Sudan Security Sector Transformation Program

• FR, May 16, 2008
• Notices
• State Department

• Corporate Militaries and States: Actors, Interactions, and Reactions

Following the military forces of the United States and the United Kingdom, private military firms (PMFs) make up the third largest contingent in Iraq. These corporate warriors are large enough to launch invasions of small sovereign states and are often employed by whomever has sufficient funds to retain their services. Such entities create serious challenges for modern international law. In their article, Virginia Newell and Benedict Sheehy approach the PMF conundrum from a number of different perspectives so as to better elucidate the difficulties that states have had, are having, and will face in the future, as they strive to effectively utilize, and at the same time regulate, PMFs. The first part of the article concentrates on the definitional problems one encounters when attempting ...

... addresses state use of PMFs in support of foreign policy objectives (as opposed to national defense)... cost of the subsequent United Nations Assistance Mission in Sierra Leone was approximately $600 mil...

• Texas International Law Journal
• Vol. 41 Nbr. 1, January 2006

• Thatcher's Son Held in Coup Attempt ; Allegedly Financed Plot in West Africa

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - The son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, an ex-race car driver whose business career has been dogged by accusations of questionable arms deals and shady ventures, was charged Wednesday with helping finance a foiled coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea. Mark Thatcher, 51, was arrested at his Cape Town home and charged with violating the country's Foreign Military Assistance Act.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• August 26, 2004

• Nation at a Glance

WASHINGTON | President Bush on Wednesday authorized military assistance to Kosovo, which declared its independence from Serbia last month. Bush signed a Presidential Determination granting Kosovo eligibility to receive defense articles and defense services under the Foreign Assistance Act and the Arms Export Control Act, which require the president to determine military assistance "will strengthen the security of the United States and promote world peace." The United States was among the first countries to recognize Kosovo after its Feb. 17 declaration of independence.

• The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA
• March 20, 2008

• Thatcher's Son Charged with Funding African Coup Plot; 51-Year-Old has History of Shady Business Dealings

CAPE TOWN, South Africa The son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, an ex-race car driver whose business career has been dogged by accusations of questionable arms deals and shady ventures, was charged Wednesday with helping finance a foiled coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea. Thatcher, 51, was arrested at his Cape Town home and taken before Wynberg Magistrate's Court to be charged with violating the country's Foreign Military Assistance Act.

• The Columbian
• August 26, 2004

• The Color of Training Money

Without a doubt, these training programs help each participating nation meet their legitimate defense needs while promoting the United States (U.S.) national security interests by strengthening relations with friends and allies around the world. The International Military Education and Training (IMET) program is authorized under the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA), appropriated through the foreign operations bill, with country allocations authorized by the Department of State (DoS) and managed by the Defense security Cooperation Agency (DSCA).

• DISAM Journal of International Security Assistance Management
• Vol. 29 Nbr. 2, April 2007