Son of a....

Young Mark Thatcher has been getting himself into some jolly scrapes.

Or, to put it another way, he was involved in a mercenary plot to violently overthrow the government of a resource-rich state.

Sponsoring terrorism, anyone?

Mark's mummy is Baroness Margeret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of Great Britain.

Or, to put another way, rich, powerful and well-connected.

Everything going quiet, anyone?

George Monbiot tells it like is, here. For less sober judgment, see here.

Monbiot mentions Tim Spicer - here's more on this interesting and notorious character who operates in the world of private military companies. Or you can read the views of him and his former company.