1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Mercenaries are sometimes described as &quot;the world's second oldest profession.&quot; 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. &amp;nbsp; Support the show on Patreon at Patreon.com/powercorrupts ---- &amp;nbsp; Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The executive producer and sound editor is George McDonagh. Power Corrupts http://www.powercorruptspodcast.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/13086362/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/13086362