Mercenaries in Africa, again?

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besilarius

May 21, 2015, 06:40:10 PM
"Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out until too late that he's been playing with two queens all along".  Terry Pratchett.

During filming of Airplane, Leslie Nielsen used a whoopee cushion to keep the cast off-balance. Hays said that Nielsen "played that thing like a maestro"

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Barthheart

#1
May 21, 2015, 09:44:34 PM
Very cool read.  O0

bayonetbrant

#2
May 22, 2015, 05:29:46 AM
Mercenaries never left Africa.

Sandline was involved in Sierra Leone
Executive Outcomes was all over the continent for 15 years
Simon Mann's planeload of mercenaries headed to stage a coup in Equatorial Guinea were arrested in Zimbabwe (ah, irony)
There were numerous "private security" firms on the Rwanda / Congo border during the unrest there to protect local farms / mines, especially with the uselessness of the UN peacekeepers there
Mercenaries have been quietly used to free multiple crews seized by Somali pirates
Aegis has been active in Somalia and Libya
Lots of former Rhodies are active in West Africa working security for oil companies (mostly as advisors)

I'm sure there's more; this is just off the top of my head
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mirth

#3
May 22, 2015, 06:35:53 AM
What about the Expendables?
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

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BanzaiCat

#4
May 22, 2015, 07:08:50 AM
Quote from: mirth on May 22, 2015, 06:35:53 AM
What about the Expendables?

That's what I came in here to post.  :(

mirth

#5
May 22, 2015, 07:15:51 AM
Sorry Charlie.
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

BanzaiCat

#6
May 22, 2015, 07:22:53 AM
I ain't no tuna.

mirth

#7
May 22, 2015, 07:26:59 AM
But you like tuna, right?
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

BanzaiCat

#8
May 22, 2015, 07:32:19 AM
Who here on GH DOESN'T like tuna?

Though LB may take that as a different connotation because, you know, Aquaman.

mirth

#9
May 22, 2015, 07:34:49 AM
I was thinking strictly in terms of you being a cat. Cats love tuna, don't they?
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

BanzaiCat

#10
May 22, 2015, 07:52:22 AM
My sources say 'yes.'

LongBlade

#11
May 22, 2015, 09:18:04 AM
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on May 22, 2015, 07:32:19 AM
Who here on GH DOESN'T like tuna?

Though LB may take that as a different connotation because, you know, Aquaman.

Read 'em and weep:

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Centurion40

#12
May 22, 2015, 11:02:20 AM
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on May 22, 2015, 07:52:22 AM
My sources say 'yes.'



You sir, have won the internet today!  ;)
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BanzaiCat

#13
May 22, 2015, 11:50:33 AM
Quote from: LongBlade on May 22, 2015, 09:18:04 AM
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on May 22, 2015, 07:32:19 AM
Who here on GH DOESN'T like tuna?

Though LB may take that as a different connotation because, you know, Aquaman.

Read 'em and weep:

https://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/3320886.html

mirth

#14
May 22, 2015, 11:57:50 AM
Thing is that guy is actually cooler than Aquaman.
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus
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