Bullets 'flooding Baghdad market' - Democratic Underground

ShockediSay

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Wed Jun-14-06 11:40 PM
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Bullets 'flooding Baghdad market'

A lack of international control over the global bullets trade is partly to blame for the spiralling bloodshed in Iraq, a report has found.

Research carried out by the UK-based charity Oxfam says Baghdad's black market is awash with new ammunition.

Much of it originated from factories in Eastern Europe and Russia, according to the report....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5081360.stm

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You'd think we'd figure out a way to corner the black market in munitions there, no?

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fooj

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Wed Jun-14-06 11:44 PM
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1. Guess they've almost gone through the munitions we left unguarded.

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daleo

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Wed Jun-14-06 11:49 PM
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2. Bullets are flooding lots of Baghdad markets

So are explosions - flooding them with blood due to the actions of an AWOL chimp.

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WHEN CRABS ROAR

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Thu Jun-15-06 12:13 AM
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3. baghdad bullets

Don't you get it? ENDLESS WAR FOR ENDLESS PROFITS!

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Eugene

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Thu Jun-15-06 12:22 AM
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4. Are they suggesting something that even hints of gun control?

We can't have that. That gunfire you hear is the sound of Iraqi freedom!

Seriously, the report hints at a more immediate problem than a possible
international black market, the huge local stockpile of ammo supplied
to the provably corrupt Iraqi government and security forces.
The lack of good information from international monitoring merely
compunds a more basic problem.

BushCo staunchly opposes small arms control. They don't mind
the arms trade as long as the gunmen don't shoot at Americans.

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Kelvin Mace

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Thu Jun-15-06 12:37 AM
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5. Gee, maybe our soldiers can buy some

considering that small arms ammo is getting hard to come by.

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BrotherBuzz

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Thu Jun-15-06 01:26 AM
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6. We can't corner the market with our wussie 5.56 ammo...

they want those manley 7.62 X 39 rounds for their Kalashnikov rifles, the firearm of choice in Iraq.

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saigon68

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Thu Jun-15-06 02:07 AM
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7. The 7.62 X 54R is really an ass kicker

Its used in the Dragunovs

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BrotherBuzz

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Thu Jun-15-06 11:50 AM
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8. Those ass kicker rounds are available, but not found in the bargain bins

Russia never openly offered this ammunition for export, and it is very rare outside of the country. Methinks the merchants keep those death kiss rounds behind the counter with all the good stuff and you have to ask for them specifically.

The savvy buyer can identify the ammunition in the Baghdad bazaars by its packaging which has the Russian words "SNIPER" stamped on its crates, cans, and paper wrap to prevent it from being wasted in other weapon applications.

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michreject

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Thu Jun-15-06 11:58 AM
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11. On the bright side

most of this ammo is corrosive. Good in a pinch or long term storage. Don't break the seal, then you can keep it for a hundred years. I got a couple of 480 round battle packs on the shelf.:)

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michreject

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Thu Jun-15-06 11:55 AM
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9. 7.62 X 39 in Mil-surp is impossible to fine here

at the price it was 6 months ago. Only thing available for a decent price is Wolf and Silver Bear. True mil-surp has dried up.

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gratuitous

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Thu Jun-15-06 11:55 AM
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10. Restricting the sale or manufacture of arms is out of the question

So, what's the solution?

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TexasLawyer

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Thu Jun-15-06 06:43 PM
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12. supply follows demand

and sometimes supply can create its own demand (as in retaliation against the person who shot at you yesterday).

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anotherdrew

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Thu Jun-15-06 08:33 PM
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13. i think the insurgency must be almost over

Edited on Thu Jun-15-06 08:34 PM by anotherdrew

they're unloading their ammo

you watch, mark these words, it's over. right on cue.

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