Memories of the 28th Century

A few days ago I remembered how mercenaries had been quite significant in African wars a few decades ago, and the wars weren’t as messy as what is going on in Nigeria with Boko Haram and in and around Uganda with the Lord's Resistance Army. There were several rebellions in the Congo that used mercenaries extensively. Groups assembled by Bob Denard, Jean Schramme, and Mad Mike Hoare cleaned up many rebellions that would have grown into messes as bad as Boko Haram, if they hadn’t been put down. The ...