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2011-08-26 Africa North

U.S. May Snap Up Qaddafis Missiles in Mali Black Market to Soak Up Supply

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Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-08-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 I am in the wrong business "$3 million to two international non-profit organizations operating in Libya to secure and destroy weapons and munitions" also $1.5m Obama committed in May. In this part of the world they must have people working full time working deals, kick backs,and finders fees. Then the weapons are destroyed. Somebody has deep pockets.

Posted by Dale 2011-08-26 07:51|| 2011-08-26 07:51|| Front Page Top

#2 Probably manufactured in China, perhaps we are somehow obligated.

Posted by Besoeker 2011-08-26 09:50|| 2011-08-26 09:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Now now...is 20K surface-to-air missiles and a little yellow cake floating around the terrorist arms market really too much to pay to save all those...uhem..."civilians" in Bengahzi?

Posted by DepotGuy 2011-08-26 11:33|| 2011-08-26 11:33|| Front Page Top

#4 Probably manufactured in China, perhaps we are somehow obligated.

Soviet-made SA-7 anti-aircraft missiles. Ghadaffi had plenty of the old schtuff.

Posted by Pappy 2011-08-26 11:43|| 2011-08-26 11:43|| Front Page Top

#5 Why not just blow them up, if we know where they are. Are we worried about the health and safety of black marketeers, now?

Posted by mojo 2011-08-26 11:55|| 2011-08-26 11:55|| Front Page Top

#6 mojo, shhhhhh! Nobody's supposed to know we have people there who can find the stuff and blow it up.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-08-26 14:07|| 2011-08-26 14:07|| Front Page Top

#7 You need to destroy them where you can and buy them where you can. SA-7s are worthless against modern fighters and other military aircraft, but will take down a big fat 747 or Airbus like nobody's business.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2011-08-26 20:43|| 2011-08-26 20:43|| Front Page Top

#8 this smells like a 'funnel money to the "rebels" scam to me'

Posted by abu do you love 2011-08-26 21:04|| 2011-08-26 21:04|| Front Page Top

#9 I doubt it, abu.

Many of Ghadaffis' hired guns are from places like Mali. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that they're an endangered species. It wouldn't be all that hard to break into the armories, load up a vehicle or two, and escape.

Or you're a Libyan ordnance officer that knows he won't see that retirement check from Uncle Mo now.

Do the math.

Posted by Pappy 2011-08-26 22:53|| 2011-08-26 22:53|| Front Page Top

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