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Article: Will the Dog of War put Scratcher behind bars? As he rotted in a stinking African jail, mercenary Simon Mann burned with resentment at the 'betrayal' by his old friend Mark Thatcher. Now he's back in Britain -- with a score to settle ...(News)
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- November 7, 2009
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Byline: by Andrew Malone
WITH the African sun shining through a cloudless sky, Sir Mark Thatcher was on his best behaviour. It was Christmas 2003 and his mother had come to visit him in Constantia, an exclusive area of Cape Town favoured by aristocrats and 'old money'.
At a select party held in the former prime minister's honour, the rich and powerful talked politics and money as drinks and canapes were served by waiting staff at the pool. And, to the delight of the mainly English guests, the Iron Lady was in sparkling form.
'She was working the room, just like her old self,' one guest recalled yesterday. 'Mark was following her around. He loved ...