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Old 10-05-2006, 10:57 PM
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Talking International arms dealing, any schools offer a major in it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Bout

Just saw the Lord of War, I must have missed it when it first came out. Interesting film, I thought it was pretty good actualy. Showed how currupt the world can be. I guess its based on a pretty true story.

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1. You get to see the world.
2. Meet people.
3. It is sales. Whats the difference between selling a Honda or an AK47?
4. The pay is great.
5. Your, your own boss!

The kicker for me, is at least these guys play all sides. Not only do we try to arrest them, but they ship our guns! Wonder how many people in our military are on there pay role.

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Old 10-06-2006, 12:11 AM
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Bout had a contract with the State Department in Iraq... bit of an embarrasment when someone in the press dug it up.
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Old 10-06-2006, 12:52 AM
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6. You can be killed at anytime.

That part sucks.
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Old 10-06-2006, 12:52 AM
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1. Never get shot with your own merchandise.
2. Always have a fool-proof way to get paid.
3. Never pick up a gun and join your customer.
4. Never go to war. Especially with yourself.

Note rule number 1.
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Old 10-06-2006, 12:58 AM
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It's catchy when Nicholas Cage says it but who's got your back?

You could settle for #2 and move in next to the Colombians. And remember what happened to Senor Montana and the Bolivians.
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Old 10-06-2006, 10:32 AM
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I prefer MY way . . .

That was a terrific line from Lord of War. What a great movie. I love N. Cage. The end was a pretty cool, if cynical, twist, wasn't it?

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Old 10-06-2006, 11:43 AM
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Yeah, I thought he was going to kill himself for awhile. But I really liked the cynical way they ended it, I thought the whole movie was done well.

My favorite line was at the beginning.

"There is one gun for every 12 people on earth, my queston is how do you arm the other 11?"
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Old 10-06-2006, 12:27 PM
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It's catchy when Nicholas Cage says it but who's got your back?

You could settle for #2 and move in next to the Colombians. And remember what happened to Senor Montana and the Bolivians.
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Old 10-06-2006, 02:37 PM
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Yeah, I thought he was going to kill himself for awhile. But I really liked the cynical way they ended it, I thought the whole movie was done well.

My favorite line was at the beginning.

"There is one gun for every 12 people on earth, my queston is how do you arm the other 11?"
Yeah, I'd forgotten about that one, Hat. I like that, too. A real salesman line if ever I heard one!

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