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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (33914)	8/19/2021 11:14:43 AM
From: ajtj99	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97658

I meet a guy who worked for the Bin Laden group in Riyadh. He was visiting family here in the US. I think he was a lawyer who worked in the insurance group, but I don't remember. I do remember we were walking inside a parking garage, and he saw a Mercedes SLK. He said in S.A. they called that car "Schlick", which means "B*tch" in Arabic.

To: Sun Tzu who wrote (33914)	9/2/2021 11:23:54 PM
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Eli Clifton @EliClifton · 6h During the war in Afghanistan, the top 5 weapons firms spent $1 billion lobbying Congress and received $2 trillion in Pentagon contracts. That's $1,813 in Pentagon contracts for every dollar spent on lobbying, a 181,214% return on investment. How the defense industry helped prolong the war in Afghanistan – Responsible Statecraft CACI is a well-known company with a $907 million contract in Afghanistan — it also has undisclosed ties to think tanks opposed to withdrawal. responsiblestatecraft.org