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Power Corrupts
English - February 13, 2020 06:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratingsPolitics News News Commentary Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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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. Support the show on Patreon at Patreon.com/powercorrupts
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Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The executive producer and sound editor is George McDonagh.