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Victoria Derbyshire: 26/10/2011

26/10/2011

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Former SAS soldier Simon Mann on his attempt to overthrow an African President.

Former SAS soldier and mercenary Simon Mann talks about his attempt to overthrow the President of oil-rich Equitorial Guinea in exchange for millions of pounds.

Speaking for the first time since leaving prison, former SAS soldier and mercenary Simon Mann talks about his attempt to overthrow the President of oil-rich Equitorial Guinea in exchange for millions of pounds.  He says it was a mercy mission - to oust a brutal dictator and  if succesful, he stood to make millions of pounds. He was caught and arrested as he attempted to leave Harare airport - and sentenced to 34 years in a Zimbabwe prison. He was later transferred to a prison in Equitorial Guinea where he was warned he'd potentially face being tortured and shot but in the end he was released by the President in a plea bargain which involved him giving information about other people involved in the plot. Also do the risks of breast cancer screening outweigh the benefits? The effectiveness of breast screening is being investigated after concerns were raised about the number of women being over diagnosed.

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