SIMON MANN - THE MERCENARY - Part 1/2 | London Real FULL FREE EPISODE: https://londonreal.tv/simon-mann/ SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToLondonReal Simon Francis Mann (born 26 June 1952) is a British mercenary and former British Army officer. He served part of a 34-year prison sentence in Equatorial Guinea for his role in a failed coup d'état in 2004, before receiving a presidential pardon on humanitarian grounds on 2 November 2009. Mann was extradited from Zimbabwe to Equatorial Guinea on 1 February 2008, having been accused of planning a coup d'état to overthrow the government by leading a mercenary force into the capital Malabo in an effort to overthrow President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. Charges in South Africa of aiding a coup in a foreign country were dropped on 23 February 2007, but the charges remained in Equatorial Guinea, where he had been convicted in absentia in November 2004. He lost an extradition hearing to Equatorial Guinea after serving three years of a four-year prison sentence in Zimbabwe for the same crimes and being released early on good behaviour. Upon Mann's arrival in Equatorial Guinea for his trial in Malabo, public Prosecutor Jose Olo Obono said that Mann would face three charges – crimes against the head of state, crimes against the government, and crimes against the peace and independence of the state. On 7 July 2008, he was sentenced to 34 years and four months in prison by a Malabo court. He was released on 2 November 2009, on humanitarian grounds. Chapters: 00:00 Trailer. 02:08 Brian’s thoughts on the episode. 06:13 Brian’s introduction. 06:56 An amazing period in Simon Mann’s’ life, satisfying and great fun. 08:33 Executive Outcomes role in the civil war in Angola against UNITA. 16:08 What the term mercenary means to Simon. 23:38 Thoughts on Erik Prince’s proposal to privatise the military force in Afghanistan. 25:26 Simon’s involvement in both the Angola and Sierra Leone wars. 32:05 The United Nations were useless in both Angola and Sierra Leone. 33:57 US & UK governments ordered them home when their task was almost complete. 35:25 Diamond mining in Sierra Leone and the film Blood Diamond. 36:25 What Simon did and where he went after the two wars. 39:25 Stratagem for doing business in Africa. 42:28 How an old Etonian become an SAS officer and then an ex mercenary diamond mine executive. 46:57 No good memories of his first SAS term of active duty in Northern Ireland. 50:08 When you look at any soldier you have to look at his military childhood. 55:41 A move to South Africa with different interests, but Executive Outcomes ceases after S.A. FMA. 57:43 Supplying arms to Sierra Leone and the resulting scandal, then Papua New Guinea issue. 59:29 Simon advises against British involvement in Iraq invasion. 1:08:36 Why Simon chose a military career. 1:11:30 The networking value of being an old Etonian. 1:13:38 Simon leads the 2003 Equatorial New Guinea coup amid a story of convoluted world politics. 1:36:46 Simon’s arrest, mock execution and torture by Zimbabwean forces 1:42:13 Pushing time in Chikurubi Prison, Zimbabwe 1:53:21 Feared rendition to Equatorial New Guinea. 2:11:52 A story stranger than fiction. 2:22:31 How the years in prison affected Simon and his family after his release. 2:27:37 Does Simon have any regrets for the decisions he took. 2:29:02 Life for Simon now. 2:32:29 How the British public perceives him now. 2:34:17 What does Simon hope his obituary will say. 2:35:13 Simon still has an adventure in mind. 2:37:43 Simon’s opinion of what people should consider about possible future use of PMCs. 2:42:27 Phone call to the 20 year old Simon Mann. 2:44:26 Advice to the 20 year old listening across the world who wants to be in the army. 2:45:45 Best advice ever received. 2:47:40 Brian’s summing up. Show Notes: Simon Mann on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Mann Simon Mann Books: Cry Havoc https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cry-Havoc-Simon-Mann/dp/1857826639 People mentioned in this episode: Tony Buckingham https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Buckingham Erik Prince https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Prince Eeben Barlow https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Eeben_Barlow Robert Friedland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Friedland Beny Steinmetz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beny_Steinmetz Charles Beckwith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Alvin_Beckwith Sir Lachlan MacLean, 12th Baronet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Lachlan_Maclean,_12th_Baronet Tim Spicer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Spicer David Hart https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hart_(UK_political_activist) Richard Perle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Perle Tony Blair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Blair Mark Thatcher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Thatcher FULL SHOW NOTES: http://londonreal.tv/simon-mann #LondonReal #LondonRealTV

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