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225 international and non-governmental 226 organizations, law enforcement personnel, 227 private security specialists, servicemen, 228 former servicemen, and military 229 enthusiasts. People concerned about the deployment of 230 their loved ones to Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen and other fields of battle are also part of our audience. All these communities regularly offer feedback and <a href="contribute.html" target="_self">CONTRIBUTE</a> to our directories. Yes, our vast and ever evolving online footprint intersects social media. Please visit the <a href="reachingus.html" target="_self">REACHING US</a> page to see some of the social media websites where we interact with our audience and the general public —feel free to say hello if you come across us in any of those forums!</p> 231 <p align="justify">Indeed, PrivateMIlitary.org could have a cooler website and perhaps engineer an "instant gratification" platform. However, that would cost and undermine our free and universal access principle. How many of the websites you have visited over the last decade started as free-access and now charge monthly fees? How many websites now profit from selling the information you provided them with after creating your 'free access' account? Well, since 1999 we remain a free, not-for-profit and no-sign-in resource and in the process, have helped many people to complete their degrees or get new jobs !</p></td> 232 </tr> 233 <tr> 234 <td align="center"><font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #FFFFFF">---</font></td> 235 </tr> 236 </table></td> 237 </tr> 238 <tr> 239 <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><table width="90%" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"> 240 <tr> 241 <td bgcolor="#FF9900"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"> 242 <tr> 243 <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> 244 <tr> 245 <td bgcolor="#EFEFEF"><div align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Go 246 to the <a href="/banners.html"><font size="1">BANNERS</font></a> page for more banners and 247 logos to link to <u>http://www.PrivateMilitary.org/</u></font></div></td> 248 </tr> 249 <tr> 250 <td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> 251 <tr> 252 <td bgcolor="#EFEFEF"><div align="center"><img src="/Library/images/PrivateMilitaryOrg_logo3.gif" alt="right-click and copy PMCs ice logo" width="140" height="40"></div></td> 253 <td bgcolor="#EFEFEF"><div align="center"><img src="/Library/images/PrivateMilitaryOrg_logo4.gif" alt="right-click and copy PMCs fire logo" width="140" height="40"></div></td> 254 <td bgcolor="#EFEFEF"><div align="center"><img src="Library/images/PrivateMilitaryOrg_logo5.gif" alt="right click and download" width="140" height="40"></div></td> 255 </tr> 256 </table></td> 257 </tr> 258 </table></td> 259 </tr> 260 </table></td> 261 </tr> 262 </table></td> 263 </tr> 264 <tr> 265 <td align="center" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #FFFFFF">---</font></td> 266 </tr> 267 </table> 268 </div></td> 269 </tr> 270 </table></td> 271 </tr> 272 </table></td> 273 </tr> 274 </table></td> 275 </tr> 276 <tr> 277 <td align="center"><font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #FFFFFF">--</font></td> 278 </tr> 279 <tr> 280 <td> </td> 281 </tr> 282 </table> 283 <p align="center"></p> 284 </td> 285 </tr> 286 <tr> 287 <td height="4"> </td> 288 </tr> 289 <tr> 290 <td height="5" align="center"><font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #FFFFFF">---</font></td> 291 </tr> 292 <tr> 293 <td height="9" align="center"><a href="#top"><img src="/Library/up_triangle.gif" alt="back to top" width="12" height="11" border="0"></a></td> 294 </tr> 295 </table> 296 <!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> 297 </tr> 298</table> 299<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> 300 <tr align="right" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> 301 <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><p align="center"><a href="/home.html" target="_self"><font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Home</font></a><font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> | <a href="/companies.html" target="_self">Companies</a> | <a href="/publications.html" target="_self">Publications</a> | <a href="/organizations.html" target="_self">Organizations</a> | <a href="/resources.html" target="_self">Resources</a> | <a href="/recruitment.html" target="_self">Recruitment</a> | <a href="/adverse_forces.html" target="_self">Adverse forces</a> | <a href="/about.html" target="_self">About</a> | <a href="/search.html" target="_self">Search</a> | <a href="/contribute.html" target="_self">
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