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
efraim has 1 friends. Tom
...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 (fifteen 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