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maddezmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 10:23 AM Original message |
Gaddafi opponents hold off attack on town: witnesses |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
1. I wonder if and how many American Mercenary corporations are involved with this brutal crackdown on |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 10:44 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. At least the protesters took one of the guns for hire out of the equation |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 10:50 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. He's probably going to want overtime blood money if he survives. n/t |
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OnlinePoker (837 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 11:17 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Only thing about being a mercenary... |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 11:19 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. IMO, it is likely there are no U.S. merc corporations involved in this. Just a guess. IMO, it's... |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 11:35 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Well from that sentence I posted of the OP's Link, there must be some from outside of Africa. |
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westerebus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 12:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Arab nationals. |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 01:04 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. The way I understand it, American Merc corporations pull some of their personal from outside |
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westerebus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 03:58 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. They do pull from outside CONUS. |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 04:13 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I agree with you, I believe Gaddafi is running the show, but his MO suggests he would try to hire |
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westerebus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 06:16 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. It would surprise me if that happened. |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-26-11 08:11 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Are you aware of any sanctions that prohibit |
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westerebus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-28-11 12:08 AM Response to Reply #13 |
20. I'm not a lawyer. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 12:57 AM Response to Reply #5 |
16. Blackwater/Xe is supposedly protecting the oil executives still there -- !! |
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social_critic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 02:19 AM Response to Reply #5 |
19. Not really |
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Alamuti Lotus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 12:51 AM Response to Reply #1 |
14. Libya's Gadhafi has long history of recruiting African fighters who now pledge support |
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social_critic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 02:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
18. The mercenaries are fighting for Kaddafi |
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Ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-25-11 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
10. Thank God they are armed |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 01:49 AM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Only takes one shot from from a simple hunting rifle.... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-27-11 12:55 AM Response to Original message |
15. $60 million a day for mercenaries? 30,000 or 50,000 of them at $2,000 per day -- !! |
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