Comments on: Breaking News: Blackwater ‘arms smuggling probe’ http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/09/23/breaking-news-blackwater-arms-smuggling-probe/ Firearms not Politics Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:17:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/09/23/breaking-news-blackwater-arms-smuggling-probe/#comment-2723 Steve Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:57:10 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/09/23/breaking-news-blackwater-arms-smuggling-probe/#comment-2723 Can, if you read the sources I linked to you would have seen it is the Turkish authorities that claimed US weapons were entering Turkey. So obviously there is either a blackmarket or rebels are bringing them in to use. This blog is not a forum to vent political views (see the title: "Firearms not Politics"). Can, if you read the sources I linked to you would have seen it is the Turkish authorities that claimed US weapons were entering Turkey. So obviously there is either a blackmarket or rebels are bringing them in to use.

This blog is not a forum to vent political views (see the title: “Firearms not Politics”).

]]> By: Can D http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/09/23/breaking-news-blackwater-arms-smuggling-probe/#comment-2721 Can D Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:50:40 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/09/23/breaking-news-blackwater-arms-smuggling-probe/#comment-2721 A bit old issue but cant stop from replying; Spoken like a true patriot who has never left his state. 'Turkish blackmarket' ? what are you talking about? I live in both countries (US/Turkey) and it is muuuch harder to get even a legal weapon in Turkey then most parts of the US. The punishment for such assault weapon smuggling vs their profit level do not make it a logical black market (drug running another story). The real reason this became news was because the mentioned weapons captured had serial blocks supposedly in use by US forces in Iraq!! Wonder why they are NOW fingerprinting Iraqis assigned US weapons ?? So perhaps you should reconsider the following in addition to general failure of policy; - rent-a-soldiers employed by the US - US gun smugglers (x-military or current) Very likely it was US supplying weapons to 'friendlies' who turned around and sold them to the terrorists and continued using their AKs which for the region is much more reliable and easier stocked... The US, unfortunately, still has no idea what its doing on the ground in Iraq, shuffling friends and foes quarterly. A perfect example of Lions for Lambs for those of you who know what i mean... Just hope that more advanced weapons like AA systems dont get 'misplaced' or itll really cause a meltdown with its NATO ally when they should re-align against Russian aggresion/expansion in Georgia. A bit old issue but cant stop from replying;

Spoken like a true patriot who has never left his state. ‘Turkish blackmarket’ ? what are you talking about? I live in both countries (US/Turkey) and it is muuuch harder to get even a legal weapon in Turkey then most parts of the US. The punishment for such assault weapon smuggling vs their profit level do not make it a logical black market (drug running another story).

The real reason this became news was because the mentioned weapons captured had serial blocks supposedly in use by US forces in Iraq!! Wonder why they are NOW fingerprinting Iraqis assigned US weapons ??

So perhaps you should reconsider the following in addition to general failure of policy;
- rent-a-soldiers employed by the US
- US gun smugglers (x-military or current)

Very likely it was US supplying weapons to ‘friendlies’ who turned around and sold them to the terrorists and continued using their AKs which for the region is much more reliable and easier stocked…

The US, unfortunately, still has no idea what its doing on the ground in Iraq, shuffling friends and foes quarterly. A perfect example of Lions for Lambs for those of you who know what i mean…

Just hope that more advanced weapons like AA systems dont get ‘misplaced’ or itll really cause a meltdown with its NATO ally when they should re-align against Russian aggresion/expansion in Georgia.

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