On a chilly morning on a frozen estuary a meter above the river Pirita in northern Estonia we sparked up a chat with a fisherman we’ll call John. It turned out he’s a former British soldier of nine years and has now gone over to the private sector. Yep, he’s one of those mercenaries who worked in Iraq back when people were still mad about Saddam Hussein. The whole wide world knows about these guys already but with a brand-new war starting in Afghanistan today, we’re feeling nostalgic for the way things used to be fucked up. We’re sharing our interview with him. Read more »
