'My Friend, the mercenary from Hell'
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Be careful when you start going out on a limb for mercenaries who start wars for "fun" and get paid in "pots of diamonds." You're liable to get your heart handed to you.
Just ask Robert Young Pelton. In the latest Men's Journal, Pelton chronicles his epic journey to help free his friend and gun-for-hire, Nick du Toit, from an African prison, after he had been convicted of trying to overthrow a bloodthirsty dictator.
The story, "My Friend, the Mercenary From Hell," isn't online, yet. But here's an excerpt, to get your ass out of your chair and over to a newsstand.
The best way to spring someone from jail, I knew, was to figure out how release would benefit the jailer. That usually meant offering a bribe or a swap, or making an appeal for clemency. A jailbreak was a dangerous last resort, but Nick being who he was, his friends kept in touch and were standing by if he needed to be rescued. I said I would try the diplomatic route first. Why me? One of Nick’s South African army mates went to EG [Equatorial Guinea] just for a visit and the security police, incredulous at his audacity, sent him directly to jail.
Just ask Robert Young Pelton. In the latest Men's Journal, Pelton chronicles his epic journey to help free his friend and gun-for-hire, Nick du Toit, from an African prison, after he had been convicted of trying to overthrow a bloodthirsty dictator.
The story, "My Friend, the Mercenary From Hell," isn't online, yet. But here's an excerpt, to get your ass out of your chair and over to a newsstand.
The best way to spring someone from jail, I knew, was to figure out how release would benefit the jailer. That usually meant offering a bribe or a swap, or making an appeal for clemency. A jailbreak was a dangerous last resort, but Nick being who he was, his friends kept in touch and were standing by if he needed to be rescued. I said I would try the diplomatic route first. Why me? One of Nick’s South African army mates went to EG [Equatorial Guinea] just for a visit and the security police, incredulous at his audacity, sent him directly to jail.
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