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A mercenary is a person who takes part in an armed conflict who is not a national or a party to the conflict and is "motivated to take part in the hostilities by the desire for private gain". In other words, a mercenary is a person who fights for personal gains of money or other recompense instead of fighting for the ideological interests of a country, whether they be for or against the existing government. In the last century, and as reflected in the Geneva Convention, mercenaries have increasingly come to be seen as less entitled to protections by rules of war than non-mercenaries. However, whether or not a person is a mercenary may be a matter of degree, as financial and national interests may overlap.
Protocol Additional GC 1977 (APGC77) is a 1977 amendment protocol to the Geneva Conventions. Article 47 of the protocol provides the most widely accepted international definition of a mercenary, though not endorsed by some countries, including the United States. The Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts, (Protocol I), 8 June 1977 states:
Steven Frederic Seagal (born April 10, 1952) is an American actor, film producer, screenwriter, film director, martial artist, Aikido instructor, musician, reserve deputy sheriff and entrepreneur.
A 7th-dan black belt in Aikido, Seagal began his adult life as a martial arts instructor in Japan; becoming the first foreigner to operate an Aikido dojo in the country. He later moved to Los Angeles, California, where he worked as a martial arts instructor on Never Say Never Again; accidentally breaking actor Sean Connery's wrist during production. In 1988, Seagal made his acting debut in Above the Law. By 1991, he had starred in four successful films. He achieved further fame in 1992, when he played Navy SEALs counter-terrorist expert Casey Ryback in Under Siege. However, On Deadly Ground (in 1994) and Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (in 1995) were less successful at the box office. During the latter half of the 1990s, Seagal starred in three more theatrical films and the direct-to-video film The Patriot. Since that time, with the exception of Exit Wounds (in 2001) and Half Past Dead (in 2002), his career has shifted almost entirely to direct-to-video productions. From 1998 to 2014, Seagal appeared in a total of 27 of these. At the age of 58, he returned to prominence as Torrez in the 2010 film Machete; his first widely released film since 2002. Intermittently between 2009 and 2013, he filmed three seasons of his reality show Steven Seagal: Lawman, which depicted Seagal performing his duties as a reserve deputy sheriff in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana (season 1–2) and Maricopa County, Arizona (season 3). He also created and starred in two seasons of the undercover police drama series True Justice between 2011 and 2012.
Actors: Aaron Eckhart (actor), William Devane (actor), Joseph Basile (actor), Jay Benedict (actor), Brett Cullen (actor), Tom Conti (actor), Grant Babbitt (actor), Brent Briscoe (actor), Christian Bale (actor), Tomas Arana (actor), Alon Aboutboul (actor), Michael Caine (actor), Grant Babbitt (actor), Morgan Freeman (actor), Chris Ellis (actor),
Plot: Despite his tarnished reputation after the events of The Dark Knight, in which he took the rap for Dent's crimes, Batman feels compelled to intervene to assist the city and its police force which is struggling to cope with Bane's plans to destroy the city.
Keywords: 2010s, action-hero, action-heroine, aircraft, airplane, airplane-accident, airplane-hijacking, airport, ak-47, altered-version-of-studio-logoActors: Colleen Camp (actress), Kirk B.R. Woller (actor), Guy Torry (actor), Douglas Tait (actor), Armin Shimerman (actor), Devin Reeve (actor), Chuck Speed (actor), Greg Collins (actor), Dean Cain (actor), Affion Crockett (actor), Peter Greene (actor), John Billingsley (actor), Brent Huff (actor), John W. Hyde (producer), John Duffy (producer),
Genres: Action, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi,Actors: Ruxandra Popescu (miscellaneous crew), Pierre Spengler (producer), Steven Seagal (producer), Peter Madamba (miscellaneous crew), Alan Abrams (miscellaneous crew), Michael Keusch (director), Phillip B. Goldfine (producer), Danny Webb (actor), Vlad Paunescu (producer), Steven Seagal (writer), Steven Seagal (actor), Vasile Albinet (actor), William B. Steakley (producer), David E. Van Houten (miscellaneous crew), Richard Turner (producer),
Plot: Marshall Lawson loses his strike-team in a cold-blooded and seemingly random attack. After this he takes it upon himself to investigate the suspicious circumstances of the brutal killings. Soon he uncovers CTX Majestic, a covert military operation so secret, that now the military wants Marshall eliminated. Resolute in his pursuit, Marshall engages in a merciless battle with a drug dealer operation that appears to be secretly funded by a rogue arm of the military.
Keywords: action-hero, admiral, aikido, armored-car, blood, blood-splatter, brawl, brutality, burned-alive, car-motorcycle-chaseActors: Sara Fletcher (actress), Seth Margolin (producer), Seth Margolin (actor), Seth Margolin (director), Shawn Valine (producer), Shawn Valine (director), Shawn Valine (writer), Andrew Yex (producer), Holly King (actress), Matt Jones (producer), Sandra Sanchez (actress), Matt Jones (writer), Matt Jones (actor), Hayati Akbas (actor), Peter Bumgarner (producer),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Nan Martin (actress), Robert Patrick (actor), Joanna Pacula (actress), Peter Locke (producer), Vlad Paunescu (producer), Melissa Elliott (miscellaneous crew), Donald Kushner (producer), Vasile Albinet (actor), Shashawnee Hall (actor), Vyto Ruginis (actor), Ion Haiduc (actor), Don Edmonds (actor), Don Edmonds (producer), Joseph Williams (composer), Ed Anders (actor),
Plot: A ruthless real estate developer becomes possessed by a Mexican Indian spirit after he kills him in an attack on one of his developments. The spirit then proceeds to take away everything from the developer.
Keywords: b-movie, curse, female-nudity, hunt, private-investigator, ritual, sacrificeActors: Bo Svenson (actor), Claudio Fragasso (writer), Bruno Mattei (editor), Ottaviano Dell'Acqua (actor), Bruno Mattei (director), Massimo Vanni (actor), Mike Monty (actor), Stefano Mainetti (composer), Bruno Mattei (writer), Luciano Pigozzi (actor), Donald Pleasence (actor), Miles O'Keeffe (actor), Rossella Drudi (writer), James McKenzie (actor), David Anderson (actor),
Plot: After several American and British military personnel are killed in suicide attacks throughout southeast Asia, the U.S. begins to suspect a plot by the Vietnam government. To uncover the truth, the U.S. army calls upon a former commando who is looking for his long-lost son in Vietnam. While his military commanders want to see the commando succeed in his mission, his political overseers have a different set of plans.
Keywords: action-violence, ak-47, ambush, attack, battle, battlefield, behind-enemy-lines, blood, blood-spatter, combatActors: Richard Donner (director), Julie Adams (miscellaneous crew), Michael Kamen (composer), Ed O'Ross (actor), Joel Silver (producer), Eric Clapton (composer), Danny Glover (actor), Mitch Ryan (actor), Tom Atkins (actor), Gary Busey (actor), Richard Donner (producer), Sven-Ole Thorsen (actor), Mel Gibson (actor), Marion Tumen (miscellaneous crew), John Panzarella (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Martin Riggs is an L.A. cop with suicidal tendencies and Roger Murtaugh is the unlucky police officer with whom Riggs is assigned. Together they uncover a huge drug-smuggling operation, and as their success rate grows so does their friendship.
Keywords: 1980s, action-hero, ambush, anger, anti-hero, arms-tied-overhead, assassin, assassination-attempt, assault-rifle, bare-breastsActors: Donald Pleasence (actor), Fred Williamson (actor), Ennio Antonelli (actor), Laura Nucci (actress), Bruno Bilotta (actor), Scott Coffey (actor), Robert Ginty (actor), David Worth (writer), David Worth (director), Geretta Geretta (actress), Daniele Patucchi (composer), Roberto Bessi (producer), Persis Khambatta (actress), Giuseppe Pennese (miscellaneous crew), Urs Althaus (actor),
Plot: The Rider is traveling through a post-apocalyptic world on his technically advanced motorcycle and his loyal computer Einstein. Being pure in spirit, he manages to pass through the wall of illusion and meets the resistance movement The Elders, fighting the tyranny of the evil despot Prossor. The resistance asks him to free professor McWayne, their leader, who has been sentenced to death by Prossor. The beautiful Nastasia and The Rider infiltrate the city, guarded by the Omega militia, where the professor is imprisoned.
Keywords: biker, future, helicopter, kidnapping, motorcycle, post-apocalypse, post-holocaust, savior, settler, violenceActors: Keve Hjelm (director), Erik Hell (actor), Keve Hjelm (actor), Carl-Olof Alm (actor), Kristina Adolphson (actress), Elaine Morgan (writer), Olov Jonason (writer),
Genres: ,Panic! At The Disco's lyric video for 'Mercenary' from Batman: Arkham City - The Album - available now on WaterTower Music. Download it at http://smarturl.it/arkhamcity iTunes: http://smarturl.it/tooweird Site: http://panicatthedisco.com Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/fbryoutube Facebook: http://facebook.com/panicatthedisco Twitter: http://twitter.com/panicatthedisco YouTube: http://youtube.com/panicatthedisco Instagram: http://instagram.com/panicatthedisco LYRICS Just a dime store poet Keeping pace, talking his face blue Two dollar store tramps To get a glance, a new chance at you Walk past the dance floor That's always been a dear friend of mine Cuckolds and concubines Dancing in four, four time "Hey mister" the bellman says "I can only recall and spend some time I said" So he replies...
American mercenary groups have been training and preparing to join the fight against the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) abroad, looking to push back the extremists where they say that the US government has failed. Maria Finoshina reports from Homestead, Florida on a group of private mercenary fighters who are organizing to support people facing the threat of ISIS in the Philippines, and explores their motivations in depth. Find RT America in your area: http://rt.com/where-to-watch/ Or watch us online: http://rt.com/on-air/rt-america-air/ Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTAmerica Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_America
I do not own anything in this video. All rights go to Mercenary A New Dawn 0:00 Welcome The Sickness 5:15 Through Our Darkest Days 10:33 A Dreamstate Machine 15:12 A Moment Of Clarity 20:45 Beyond This Night 25:50 Starving Eyes 31:35 Generation Hate 36:47 Forever The Unknown 41:40
Mercenary - Isolation (The Loneliness In December). Taken from the album "Architect Of Lies". Century Media 2008. EMP.de - http://www.emp.de/bin/shop.php?prog=shop∣=&article;=434698&funktion;=PRODUCTINFO&bildrub;=&product;=Mercenary: Architect of lies&tc;=SEARCH Amazon.de - http://www.amazon.de/Architect-Lies-Mercenary/dp/B00140KO1K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s;=music&qid;=1245764210&sr;=8-1 Amazon.co.uk - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Architect-Lies-Mercenary/dp/B00140KO1A/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s;=music&qid;=1245766868&sr;=1-4 Play.com - http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/5233993/Architect-Of-Lies/Product.html HMV.com - http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1;-1&sku;=783904 EMP.de - http://www.emp.de/bin/shop.php?prog=shop∣=&article;=434698&funktion;=PRODUCTINFO&bildrub;=&product;=Mercenar...
Artist:Mercenary Album:The Hours That Remain Genre:Progressive Metal Year:2006 Country:Denmark Where You Can Purchase Album:http://www.amazon.com/Hours-That-Remain-Bonus-Dvd/dp/B000GPIPCE Official Band Site:http://www.mercenary.dk/ Official Record Label Site:http://prostheticrecords.com/ The Hours That Remain Tracklist: 1."Redefine Me" 2."Year Of The Plague" 3."My World Is Ending" 4."This Eternal Instant" 5."Lost Reality" 6."Soul Decision" 7."Simplicity Demand" 8."Obscure Indiscretion" 9."My Secret Window" 10."The Hours That Remain" DISCLAIMER: I do not own the music, I just want to support the artist. All rights go to it's owners!
How real U.S. merchant ship captains prepare for the threat of being boarded by pirates.
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Description Among the best Steven Seagal's movies.. I claim no ownership of this movie merely meant for entertainment of the Public
I saw you laughing
Saw your tears decay
I heard you speak to me
Washed my smile away
We're failing
It's failing
These twisted thoughts inside of me
They are failing
I can feel this tragedy
Pure and simple tragedy
Grey!
So break my twisted world
It is the only way
And take these chains of gold
And let me die this way
Please believe me
I lost my soul today
My friend it's ending now
There's nothing left to say
I can feel this tragedy
Pure and simple tragedy
We're failing
It's failing
These twisted thoughts inside of me
They are failing
I saw you laughing
Saw your tears decay
I heard you speak to me
Washed my smile away
I can feel this tragedy