Category Archives: Mercenaries

Margaret Thatcher ‘gave her approval’ to her son Mark’s failed coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea

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Margaret Thatcher ‘gave her approval’ to her son Mark’s failed coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea Unpublished version of memoir by former SAS officer Simon Mann records Baroness Thatcher’s endorsement of plan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Title: “A good one though rather for the foreign market”: mercenary writing and Scott’s Quentin Durward

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Title: “A good one though rather for the foreign market”: mercenary writing and Scott’s Quentin Durward Author(s): Erik Simpson Source: Studies in Romanticism. 48.4 (Winter 2009): p667. The Mercenary Context: Machiavelli,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Mercenaries

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Mercenaries Author(s): Roy Stevenson Source: Renaissance Magazine. 17.6 (November-December 2012): p44. “We put over 6,000 men to the sword, seized all that we could find in the churches, burned down a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Granddad ‘mercenary trained in Ukraine’

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Granddad ‘mercenary trained in Ukraine’ December 5, 2012 Christine Flatley AAP A Victorian grandfather trained at the International Bodyguard Association in Ukraine so he could fight the Indonesian government as a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The Return of the Mercenary

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The Return of the Mercenary The conflict in Mali is a symptom of a broader trend in international relations: the return of mercenaries. Originally hired by autocratic regimes in Africa and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Report on alleged western training of anti-Syria “mercenaries” in Jordan

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BBC Monitoring Middle East – Political Supplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring March 12, 2013 Tuesday Report on alleged western training of anti-Syria “mercenaries” in Jordan Text of report by Syrian TV… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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JOBLESS TROOPS TO RAKE IN CASH AS MERCENARIES

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JOBLESS TROOPS TO RAKE IN CASH AS MERCENARIES 24th February 2013 By Deborah Sherwood REDUNDANT British squaddies are in for a bonanza payday as mercenaries in war-torn Africa. You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to … Continue reading →

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Exploring Mercenaries

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Exploring Mercenaries By Casey Sahadath on February 20, 2013 While the mercenary profession has existed for centuries, the modern day Private Military Company (PMC) is a new concept and entity in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Simon Mann Says He Was Asked to Help Start the Iraq War

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Simon Mann Says He Was Asked to Help Start the Iraq War By Alex Chitty Simon Mann is a British mercenary, most famous for his failed 2004 coup attempt against Teodoro… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Private Soldiers in Africa: A Look at the Effects of Private Military Contractors and Mercenaries on the Duration of Civil Wars in Africa from 1960 to 2003

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Private Soldiers in Africa: A Look at the Effects of Private Military Contractors and Mercenaries on the Duration of Civil Wars in Africa from 1960 to 2003 University of Nebraska –… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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