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To: zonder who wrote (1803)	1/6/2003 11:53:53 AM
From: kumar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15987

dunno what it buys, but seems like a lot of dope! "...600 kilograms (1,320 pounds) of heroin and five tonnes of hashish..."

To: zonder who wrote (1803)	1/6/2003 3:02:43 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 15987

This is hilarious Hmm... not as hilarious as you might think.. SA-7s are available on the global arms market.. And I can't imagine they go for much more than $50K (or with connections, much less as the article below discusses): janes.com ainonline.com "Hellman said manpads of Soviet origin could be bought on the black market for as little as $50,000 each. An editor for Jane’s World Armies told USA Today that the price could be as low as $5,000 for someone with the right connections. Jane’s Intelligence Review estimates that manpads are now in the hands of up to 27 terrorist groups that have the deep pockets, the connections or both." So lessee... $50K to bring down a $100 million jet liner?? Seems like a fair trade to most terrorists.. Hawk