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About James Brabazon
See more books from this AuthorBrabazon’s respect for du Toit led him to seriously consider his invitation to film a coup he and “business partners” were plotting against another despot, Teodoro Obiango of Equatorial Guinea.
| Read Full Review of My Friend the MercenaryNick joins a byzantine conspiracy to overthrow the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea and invites Brabazon to film the prospective coup, a proposal that crosses the boundaries of journalistic ethics, though it strongly appeals to Brabazon's lust for adventure and cash.
Nov 08 2010 | Read Full Review of My Friend the MercenaryThe "friend" in the title of James Brabazon's fascinating memoir is a South African mercenary named Nick du Toit.
Mar 26 2011 | Read Full Review of My Friend the MercenaryThat man was a middle-aged South African mercenary called Nick du Toit, and James Brabazon regarded him as perhaps his dearest friend.
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Jul 27 2010 | Read Full Review of My Friend the Mercenary"My Friend the Mercenary" is a harrowing, true account of a journalist's adventures in the Liberian civil war and the shadowy world of mercenaries.
| Read Full Review of My Friend the MercenaryAfter two weeks with Cobus James leaves Freetown with a promise to stay in touch, a promise that would lead James Brabazon into Liberia and change his life forever.
Jul 25 2011 | Read Full Review of My Friend the MercenaryDu Toit will later become involved in the so-called ‘Wonga Coup’, the tragicomic plot that hoped to topple the nasty, oil-rich regime of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea.
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