International Herald Tribune: 1969: Britain Announces ‘Rent a Soldier’ Plan for Idle Troops The British defense minister said troops who returned from duty abroad would be available to work as laborers for a day, week or month. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Yulia Skripal, Poisoned Daughter of Ex-Spy, Out of Critical ConditionIndia Spurns the Dalai Lama’s Celebration, Worried About ChinaOnce Home to U.K.’s Jews, Labour Party Is Embroiled in Anti-Semitism ClaimsScreams of Anguish at Venezuelan Jail FirePope Rejects Call for Apology to Canada’s Indigenous PeopleTrade Deals Take Years. Trump Wants to Remake Them in Months.
