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:‘Why Are So Many of Our Girls Dying?’ Canada Grapples With Violence Against Indigenous WomenAs Everest Melts, Bodies Are Emerging From the IceNarendra Modi to Begin Second Term as India’s Prime Minister in Grand CeremonyYour Thursday BriefingIn Turkey, Keeping Alive a Language of WhistlesHe Incited Massacre, but Insulting Aung San Suu Kyi Was the Last Straw
