51 min listen
Guns for Hire
FromPower Corrupts
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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Feb 13, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Mercenaries are sometimes described as "the world's second oldest profession." But how do they operate today? Can mercenary armies topple dictatorships? Why did one mercenary plot get duped by a Congolese con artist who invented a fake rebel group? Should we pay ex-special forces soldiers to do our dirty work? We'll answer those questions as we speak to Simon Mann, a founding member of Executive Outcomes and a mercenary mastermind of the botched Wonga Coup plot. ---- Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The executive producer and sound editor is George McDonagh.
Released:
Feb 13, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (47)
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