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2008-07-08 Africa Subsaharan

Simon Mann gets 34-year sentence in Equatorial Guinea

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Posted by Steve White 2008-07-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 High-risk operation, what did the guy expect?

Posted by gromky 2008-07-08 05:39|| 2008-07-08 05:39|| Front Page Top

#2 Inept operation more like it. I have never planned a military operation, but I suspect I could have done better job than these guys.

Cascading failures.

Posted by phil_b 2008-07-08 07:07|| 2008-07-08 07:07|| Front Page Top

#3 South Africa, a fierce public opponent of African coups and mercenary escapades, knew all about it but apparently allowed it to proceed.

Of course they did! They also tipped off their pal ZimBob and the gov't of Guinea...just to make the west look bad and completely foil the plan. I suspect they were waiting for Mark Thatcher to turn up on site and capture him as well. This failed operation and the continued monitoring by the "Yard" doesn't pass the sniff test. It has Bay of Pigs written all over it.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-07-08 09:20|| 2008-07-08 09:20|| Front Page Top

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