the military leaders are not elected officials --- but they're more ignorant and paid less
On Dec 3, 9:21 pm, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > Plain, > > But you're not even going to pay them you cheap fuck, why would they > listen to your advice? How you going to "pick their replacements", the > military leaders are not elected officials. > > On Dec 3, 7:51 pm, plainolamerican <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Well fuck, you don't think they are going to follow YOU, do you? > > --- > > no - I wouldn't pay them > > > You > > expect them to deliver the bad guys to your door, neatly sedated and > > hog-tied? > > --- > > no > > but if they won't do their fucking jobs I'll gladly pick their > > replacements > > > On Dec 3, 6:28 pm, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Plain, > > > > Well fuck, you don't think they are going to follow YOU, do you? You > > > expect them to deliver the bad guys to your door, neatly sedated and > > > hog-tied? > > > > On Dec 3, 4:38 pm, plainolamerican <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > so volunteer Rambo and collect those > > > > buckets of blood you long so for > > > > --- > > > > too old and wise to follow dumbass military leaders w/o a clue > > > > > On Dec 3, 4:20 pm, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Plain, > > > > > > Ain't no draft lad, hasn't been since the mid 70's, they are not going > > > > > to call. A fact I'm sure you're counting on. > > > > > It's a volunteer military, so volunteer Rambo and collect those > > > > > buckets of blood you long so for. > > > > > > On Dec 3, 3:32 pm, plainolamerican <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > I don't play video games. > > > > > > > If they need me they'll call - until then they should do their > > > > > > fucking > > > > > > jobs > > > > > > > On Dec 3, 3:24 pm, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Plain, > > > > > > > > Wasn't referring to the latest Playstation game you acquired BOB. > > > > > > > > On Dec 3, 2:22 pm, plainolamerican <[email protected]> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > I'd be honored to fire the first shot. > > > > > > > > > I'll aim for the head first. > > > > > > > > > On Dec 3, 1:16 pm, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Plain, > > > > > > > > > > You get right on that BOB. > > > > > > > > > > On Dec 3, 11:00 am, plainolamerican > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > dead pirates can't hijack ships > > > > > > > > > > > let the killin' begin!!! > > > > > > > > > > > On Dec 3, 10:18 am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=2289558 > > > > > > > > > > > > Pirate stock exchange helps fund hijackings > > > > > > > > > > > > *Mohamed Ahmed, Reuters *Published: Tuesday, December > > > > > > > > > > > 01, 2009 > > > > > > > > > > > > HARADHEERE, Somalia -- In Somalia's main pirate lair of > > > > > > > > > > > Haradheere, the sea > > > > > > > > > > > gangs have set up a cooperative to fund their hijackings > > > > > > > > > > > offshore, a sort of > > > > > > > > > > > stock exchange meets criminal syndicate. > > > > > > > > > > > > Heavily armed pirates from the lawless Horn of Africa > > > > > > > > > > > nation have terrorized > > > > > > > > > > > shipping lanes in the Indian Ocean and strategic Gulf of > > > > > > > > > > > Aden, which links > > > > > > > > > > > Europe to Asia through the Red Sea. > > > > > > > > > > > > The gangs have made tens of millions of dollars from > > > > > > > > > > > ransoms and a > > > > > > > > > > > deployment by foreign navies in the area has only > > > > > > > > > > > appeared to drive the > > > > > > > > > > > attackers to hunt further from shore. > > > > > > > > > > > > It is a lucrative business that has drawn financiers from > > > > > > > > > > > the Somali > > > > > > > > > > > diaspora and other nations -- and now the gangs in > > > > > > > > > > > Haradheere have set up an > > > > > > > > > > > exchange to manage their investments. > > > > > > > > > > > > One wealthy former pirate named Mohammed took Reuters > > > > > > > > > > > around the small > > > > > > > > > > > facility and said it had proved to be an important way > > > > > > > > > > > for the pirates to > > > > > > > > > > > win support from the local community for their > > > > > > > > > > > operations, despite the > > > > > > > > > > > dangers involved. > > > > > > > > > > > > "Four months ago, during the monsoon rains, we decided to > > > > > > > > > > > set up this stock > > > > > > > > > > > exchange. We started with 15 'maritime companies' and now > > > > > > > > > > > we are hosting 72. > > > > > > > > > > > Ten of them have so far been successful at hijacking," > > > > > > > > > > > Mohammed said. > > > > > > > > > > > > "The shares are open to all and everybody can take part, > > > > > > > > > > > whether personally > > > > > > > > > > > at sea or on land by providing cash, weapons or useful > > > > > > > > > > > materials ... we've > > > > > > > > > > > made piracy a community activity." > > > > > > > > > > > > Haradheere, 400 km (250 miles) northeast of Mogadishu, > > > > > > > > > > > used to be a small > > > > > > > > > > > fishing village. Now it is a bustling town where luxury > > > > > > > > > > > 4x4 cars owned by > > > > > > > > > > > the pirates and those who bankroll them create honking > > > > > > > > > > > traffic jams along > > > > > > > > > > > its pot-holed, dusty streets. > > > > > > > > > > > > Somalia's Western-backed government of President Sheikh > > > > > > > > > > > Sharif Ahmed is > > > > > > > > > > > pinned down battling hard-line Islamist rebels, and > > > > > > > > > > > controls little more > > > > > > > > > > > than a few streets of the capital. > > > > > > > > > > > > The administration has no influence in Haradheere -- > > > > > > > > > > > where a senior local > > > > > > > > > > > official said piracy paid for almost everything. > > > > > > > > > > > > "Piracy-related business has become the main profitable > > > > > > > > > > > economic activity in > > > > > > > > > > > our area and as locals we depend on their output," said > > > > > > > > > > > Mohamed Adam, the > > > > > > > > > > > town's deputy security officer. > > > > > > > > > > > > "The district gets a percentage of every ransom from > > > > > > > > > > > ships that have been > > > > > > > > > > > released, and that goes on public infrastructure, > > > > > > > > > > > including our hospital and > > > > > > > > > > > our public schools." > > > > > > > > > > > > RISK VS REWARDS > > > > > > > > > > > > In a drought-ravaged country that provides almost no > > > > > > > > > > > employment > > > > > > > > > > > opportunities for fit young men, many are been drawn to > > > > > > > > > > > the allure of the > > > > > > > > > > > riches they see being earned at sea. > > > > > > > > > > > > Abdirahman Ali was a secondary school student in > > > > > > > > > > > Mogadishu until three > > > > > > > > > > > months ago when his family fled the fighting there. > > > > > > > > > > > > Given the choice of moving with his parents to Lego, > > > > > > > > > > > their ancestral home in > > > > > > > > > > > Middle Shabelle where strict Islamist rebels have banned > > > > > > > > > > > most entertainment > > > > > > > > > > > including watching sport, or joining the pirates, he > > > > > > > > > > > opted to head for > > > > > > > > > > > Haradheere. > > > > > > > > > > > > Now he guards a Thai fishing boat held just offshore. > > > > > > > > > > > > "First I decided to leave the country and migrate, but > > > > > > > > > > > then I remembered my > > > > > > > > > > > late colleagues who died at sea while trying to migrate > > > > > > > > > > > to Italy," he told > > > > > > > > > > > Reuters. "So I chose this option, instead of dying in the > > > > > > > > > > > desert or from > > > > > > > > > > > mortars in Mogadishu." > > > > > > > > > > > > Haradheere's "stock exchange" is open 24 hours a day and > > > > > > > > > > > serves as a > > > > > > > > > > > bustling focal point for the town. As well as investors, > > > > > > > > > > > sobbing wives and > > > > > > > > > > > mothers often turn up there seeking news of male > > > > > > > > > > > relatives missing in > > > > > > > > > > > action. > > > > > > > > > > > > Every week, Mohammed said, gang members and equipment > > > > > > > > > > > were lost to the sea. > > > > > > > > > > > But he said the pirates were not deterred. > > > > > > > > > > > > "Ransoms have even increased in recent months from > > > > > > > > > > > between $2-3 million to > > > > > > > > > > > $4 million because of the increased number of > > > > > > > > > > > shareholders and the risks," > > > > > > > > > > > he said. > > > > > > > > > > > > "Let the anti-piracy navies continue their search for us. > > > > > > > > > > > We have no worries > > > > > > > > > > > because our motto for the job is 'do or die'." > > > > > > > > > > > > Piracy investor Sahra Ibrahim, a 22-year-old divorcee, > > > > > > > > > > > was lined up with > > > > > > > > > > > others waiting for her cut of a ransom pay-out after one > > > > > > > > > > > of the gangs freed > > > > > > > > > > > a Spanish tuna fishing vessel. > > > > > > > > > > > > "I am waiting for my share after I contributed a > > > > > > > > > > > rocket-propelled grenade > > > > > > > > > > > for the operation," she said, adding that she got the > > > > > > > > > > > weapon from her > > > > > > > > > > > ex-husband in alimony. > > > > > > > > > > > > "I am really happy and lucky. I have made $75,000 in only > > > > > > > > > > > 38 days since I > > > > > > > > > > > joined the 'company'." > > > > > > > > > > > > Read > > > > > > > > > > > more:http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=2289558#ixzz0YctM7gMg > > > > > > > > > > > The New Financial Post Stock Market Challenge starts in > > > > > > > > > > > October. You could > > > > > > > > > > > WIN your share of $60,000 in prizing. 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