All he needed was one friend -- and Tom would listen.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 27 March 2008 19:41 (sixteen years ago) link
for the moment im basically just working and chilling with my boyz when im not, im looking for some hobbies like i keep saying im gonna go to the gym and i started playing football again which is definately my favorite sport. im one of those guys who needs to be entertained and having lots of fun all the time so if your also an undiagnosed case of ADD look me up. i like to eat good food and i dont know how to cook so i eat out alot!!!! ilike to travel whenever posssible sometimes for business , and of course i like going clubbing or going to a movie, oh and ive really taken a liking towards fine scotch whisky recently dont ask me why....
― omar little, Thursday, 27 March 2008 19:42 (sixteen years ago) link
MY FAVORITE MOVIES ARE: HEAT,,BLOW,SCARFACE, FACE OFF, THE ROCK,GOFATHER, SCHINDLERS LIST,AMERICAN BEUTY ETC.....
― max, Thursday, 27 March 2008 19:42 (sixteen years ago) link
This guy versus this guy.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 27 March 2008 19:42 (sixteen years ago) link
efraim has 1 friends. Tom
awwwww
― jhøshea, Thursday, 27 March 2008 19:42 (sixteen years ago) link
this country is so doomed
those are excerpts from his contract bid btw
― max, Thursday, 27 March 2008 19:43 (sixteen years ago) link
dying!!! holy shit myspace
― dmr, Thursday, 27 March 2008 19:43 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah this is all hilarious until you realize it's... not
― gff, Thursday, 27 March 2008 19:44 (sixteen years ago) link
My. God.
― will, Thursday, 27 March 2008 19:44 (sixteen years ago) link
the new lord of war
http://b8.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/00245/85/97/245717958_l.jpg
― omar little, Thursday, 27 March 2008 19:44 (sixteen years ago) link
ned otm by the way, that la times / tupac hoax could be a thread all its own
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/graphics/art4/0325081picjimmy1.jpg
― dmr, Thursday, 27 March 2008 19:45 (sixteen years ago) link
my favorite little twist is that by dealing chinese munitions he may have violated the federal law against... dealing in chinese munitions.
― gff, Thursday, 27 March 2008 19:46 (sixteen years ago) link
no doubt
― dmr, Thursday, 27 March 2008 19:46 (sixteen years ago) link
all my posts about this will have one of... these.
unberievable
― elan, Thursday, 27 March 2008 19:46 (sixteen years ago) link
Bar-Kochba Botach
― gabbneb, Thursday, 27 March 2008 19:47 (sixteen years ago) link
Republicans in Action
― gabbneb, Thursday, 27 March 2008 19:48 (sixteen years ago) link
http://i28.tinypic.com/jp7cz7.jpg
on tinypic for posterity once the myspace get deleted
― jhøshea, Thursday, 27 March 2008 19:48 (sixteen years ago) link
Just think - in 2024 he'll be running for president.
― Oilyrags, Thursday, 27 March 2008 19:49 (sixteen years ago) link
lol is that a funk & wagnall's on the top shelf there?
― gff, Thursday, 27 March 2008 19:50 (sixteen years ago) link
THIS BULLET'S GOT YOUR NAME A BUNCH OF FUCKING CORROSION ON IT, OSAMA!!!
http://i32.tinypic.com/vwr6zr.jpg
― gff, Thursday, 27 March 2008 19:53 (sixteen years ago) link
to be fair only some of those bullets are turning green
― jhøshea, Thursday, 27 March 2008 19:54 (sixteen years ago) link
green bullets=gangrene when they hit you????
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 27 March 2008 19:54 (sixteen years ago) link
NY Jets vs. Taliban
― gabbneb, Thursday, 27 March 2008 19:56 (sixteen years ago) link
yah even amateur gun freaks know the AK can take a licking, you could probably cram a bunch of civil war ammo in there, and still take an effective fight to the beheaders! bright side, everyone!!
― gff, Thursday, 27 March 2008 19:56 (sixteen years ago) link
seems like they knew that going in, too, they hired someone to uncrate the bullets from their metal boxes with chinese markings and the year of manufacture and put them in unmarked wooden boxes.
― dmr, Thursday, 27 March 2008 19:58 (sixteen years ago) link
except that the m-16 is the primary us military rifle xp
― jhøshea, Thursday, 27 March 2008 20:00 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah but the anti-taliban afgan forces have AKs
― gff, Thursday, 27 March 2008 20:01 (sixteen years ago) link
touche
― jhøshea, Thursday, 27 March 2008 20:01 (sixteen years ago) link
don't test, bro, i watch military channel
― gff, Thursday, 27 March 2008 20:03 (sixteen years ago) link
ha the m-16 factiod is all i got
― jhøshea, Thursday, 27 March 2008 20:04 (sixteen years ago) link
oh well looky here, u may be right
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,315121,00.html
― gff, Thursday, 27 March 2008 20:08 (sixteen years ago) link
Hmmm yessss, unmarked boxes. That's what I want my totally legit and extremely dangerous materials to come in.
― Laurel, Thursday, 27 March 2008 20:08 (sixteen years ago) link
lol the u.s. gave us these shitty m-16s and a bunch of rusty bullets - thanks guys!
― jhøshea, Thursday, 27 March 2008 20:10 (sixteen years ago) link
i eagerly await fox's followup reporting on how those shipments turn out.
― gff, Thursday, 27 March 2008 20:12 (sixteen years ago) link
ha so many hilarious backhanded things in this article. i love low-key language.
here's journalistic low-key:
YOUNG EXECUTIVE David M. Packouz, 25, was AEY’s vice president. He is a licensed masseur.
here's military low-key:
Lt. Col. David G. Johnson, the command spokesman, said that while there were no reports of ammunition misfiring, some of it was in such poor condition that the military had decided not to issue it. “Our honest answer is that the ammunition is of a quality that is less than desirable; the munitions do not appear to meet the standards that many of us are used to,” Colonel Johnson said. “We are not pleased with the way it was delivered.”
here's translator low-key:
“This is what they give us for the fighting,” said the colonel, Amanuddin, who like many Afghans has only one name. “It makes us worried, because too much of it is junk.” Ammunition as it ages over decades often becomes less powerful, reliable and accurate.
― gff, Thursday, 27 March 2008 20:16 (sixteen years ago) link
nah it's not for M-16's or anything typical U.S. forces use, that's why they needed an outside supplier
The order sought 52 types of ammunition: rifle, pistol and machine-gun cartridges, hand grenades, rockets, shotgun slugs, mortar rounds, tank ammunition and more. In all, it covered hundreds of millions of rounds. Afghan forces primarily use weapons developed in the Soviet Union. This meant that most munitions on the list could be bought only overseas.
― dmr, Thursday, 27 March 2008 20:18 (sixteen years ago) link
This whole thing sounds like a Gary Shteyngart novel.
― Super Cub, Thursday, 27 March 2008 20:29 (sixteen years ago) link
Or the plot of the next Sacha B-C effort.
― Laurel, Thursday, 27 March 2008 20:31 (sixteen years ago) link
it's like all my sons, except more florida-y, and with more girlfriend- and valet-beating
― gff, Thursday, 27 March 2008 20:31 (sixteen years ago) link
why did they go to this guy when they had a fresh young internet hardman at their disposal
― Curt1s Stephens, Thursday, 27 March 2008 20:32 (sixteen years ago) link
it's like JR by Gaddis, except with surplus ammo insteada surplus forks
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 27 March 2008 20:33 (sixteen years ago) link
hahaha who are you talking about? xp
― gff, Thursday, 27 March 2008 20:34 (sixteen years ago) link
best part about the valet-beating incident was that it put his $200 million arms contract in jeopardy because the cops found his fake ID, which is a felony. the guy had just turned 21 the day before and was all "pffft I don't even need that thing to drink anymore lol"
― dmr, Thursday, 27 March 2008 20:36 (sixteen years ago) link
sorry I keep repeating the whole story I can't help myself
― dmr, Thursday, 27 March 2008 20:37 (sixteen years ago) link
No that's okay, I don't have time to read all 8 pages anyway.
― Laurel, Thursday, 27 March 2008 20:37 (sixteen years ago) link
no the story is amazing it's worth repeating. . . question is, should it be a movie or not
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 27 March 2008 20:37 (sixteen years ago) link
DID YOU HEAR THE PART ABOUT --------- OMG
i know, every line of this thing is totally quotable, it's so great. also it's terrifying and sad.
― gff, Thursday, 27 March 2008 20:38 (sixteen years ago) link
who will ref this incident first in a speech, Hillz or Barry?
― Curt1s Stephens, Thursday, 27 March 2008 20:39 (sixteen years ago) link
yes movie starring andy samburg, already has the haircut
― dmr, Thursday, 27 March 2008 20:39 (sixteen years ago) link
itd be better to get someone funny to play the lead
― jhøshea, Thursday, 27 March 2008 20:46 (sixteen years ago) link
Let me remind you all again: Florida is a GREAT place to live. No suntan oil required – you rub the toxic air on your nipples.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 27 March 2008 20:56 (sixteen years ago) link
i didn't read the whole thing - did it touch on who the new #1 arms supplier might be?
― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Thursday, 27 March 2008 20:58 (sixteen years ago) link
^^ this is the truest thing I've read on ILX in forever and ever
― nabisco, Thursday, 27 March 2008 21:02 (sixteen years ago) link
xpost - no they only cut this guy off as of ... today
and they say they're going to accept shipment of all the arms they've already paid for from him which is like $155 million more worth of shit
― dmr, Thursday, 27 March 2008 21:03 (sixteen years ago) link
yay!
xpost
― Super Cub, Thursday, 27 March 2008 21:04 (sixteen years ago) link
fuck a movie this needs to become the inspiration for a CSI Miami season finale
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 27 March 2008 21:07 (sixteen years ago) link
this thread already has half of caruso's lines in it! THE DIALOGUE IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE DIALOGUE
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 27 March 2008 21:08 (sixteen years ago) link
this is all hilarious until you realize it's...
:| B|
...not
YAAAAAOOOOOWWWWW!!!
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 27 March 2008 21:08 (sixteen years ago) link
comments thread on TPM raises an interesting idea: two 20-something dipshits probably don't have the wherewithal for this kind of thing, even if it was corrupt. procuring the right contracts, setting up shit between with shady swiss dealers, knowing enough to swap out the chinese packaging, etc. there have to be some real adults involved somewhere, on the US side.
xp rofl
― gff, Thursday, 27 March 2008 21:09 (sixteen years ago) link
by dealing chinese munitions he may have violated the federal law against...
...dealing in chinese munitions.
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 27 March 2008 21:09 (sixteen years ago) link
Umm, gff, these are kinda just mob kids, no? That's the beauty of the "this is a Gary Shteyngart novel" comment (because that is kinda in fact the plot of both of his novels, in different ways)
― nabisco, Thursday, 27 March 2008 21:23 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah i hate to say it but it doesn't take too much smarts to sell surplus ammo
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 27 March 2008 21:24 (sixteen years ago) link
omg carso sunglass dawning emoticons!
― jhøshea, Thursday, 27 March 2008 21:25 (sixteen years ago) link
...awwwww
― Curt1s Stephens, Thursday, 27 March 2008 21:25 (sixteen years ago) link
Not smarts, but international connections of the "family business" type
― nabisco, Thursday, 27 March 2008 21:26 (sixteen years ago) link
omg caruso would totally say that in the meanest most sarcastic way possible xp
― jhøshea, Thursday, 27 March 2008 21:26 (sixteen years ago) link
connections and sunglasses, that's all you need
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 27 March 2008 21:27 (sixteen years ago) link
god bless the free market
― milo z, Thursday, 27 March 2008 21:31 (sixteen years ago) link
Have any of the political blogs run his daddy's name against donor lists?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/28/world/asia/28ammo.html?sq=arms%20dealers%20afghanistan&st=nyt&scp=1&pagewanted=print
follow up article
― Oilyrags, Wednesday, 2 April 2008 00:14 (sixteen years ago) link
in jail mufukka: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_news/story/577409.html
― elan, Friday, 20 June 2008 22:20 (fifteen years ago) link
word on the street = m4fi4
― elan, Friday, 20 June 2008 22:25 (fifteen years ago) link
oh i see that that's already been posited here.
― elan, Friday, 20 June 2008 22:26 (fifteen years ago) link
The government contracts to buy Chinese bullets from this schmuck and then busts him for selling them Chinese bullets. Well done everyone.
― Super Cub, Saturday, 21 June 2008 05:29 (fifteen years ago) link
actually they contracted for hungarian bullets.
― elan, Saturday, 21 June 2008 06:10 (fifteen years ago) link
but there is plenty of blame for everyone