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rpgamerd00d Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 12:09 PM
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Holy Crap! "Build your own Iraqi police squad for a little cash"
Edited on Wed Apr-26-06 12:37 PM by rpgamerd00d
Build your own Iraqi police squad for a little cash
By Mussab Al-Khairalla 50 minutes ago

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - It doesn't cost a lot to set up your own death squad in Iraq. Military uniforms, guns and even police vehicles are easily available to all comers in the markets of Baghdad.

In a city where gangs of men dressed as police have killed dozens of people and stolen tens of thousands of dollars, anyone with a modest amount of cash can set up their own fake squad.

At Baghdad's Bab al-Sharjee market, a haven for criminals, anyone can walk into one of about 15 shops selling police and military supplies and buy a police commando uniform for 35,000 Dinars (about $24) or an ordinary police uniform for $15.

No questions asked, no identity checks. Badges of rank from Captain to Major-General -- enough to ensure no one asks questions on the mean streets of the capital -- go for $2.

more...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060426/od_nm/iraq_uniforms_dc_1

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rpgamerd00d Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 12:36 PM
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Chimichurri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 12:46 PM
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2. I suspect that if you're trying to feed your family and have no other
means to do so, the black market for any kinds of goods you can sell will swell.

It's complete anarchy.
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