The Wonga Coup
by Adam Roberts
The Wonga Coup was a ludicrous scheme stuck in the past. Stuck in the idea that you can just turn up with a bunch of blokes on a plane, overthrow the dictator and get the mineral rights. The mercenary adventurer is something the British have always done, to our moral detriment but to our financial advantage…Simon Mann is the last of those and this is his story.
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“It was a ludicrous scheme stuck in the past and the idea that you can just turn up with a bunch of blokes on a plane, overthrow the dictator and get the mineral rights. He was rumbled from the very beginning, before he even got on the plane. Every single secret service in the world was waiting for him.” Read more...
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