Pepper, as of right now both of those dates are within thirty days. I guess it wouldn't be advisable for all of us to hold our collective breath in anticipation though.
(The following was posted on Talk Left by Bob in Pacifica) :
Let's shine a light on Mr. Olatoye and his business enterprises, from Precious stripping at the Platinum Club to, perhaps, running guns in Africa?
It seems that Africargo International is involved with a certain Victor Bout. "UN officials have accused Victor Bout of using the United Arab Emirates as a permanent base but using many "flags of convenience" and sub-contracting arrangements for his aircraft to facilitate illegal arms and diamond smuggling activities, particularly in Africa...
>From an article here: http://www.ruudleeuw.com/vbout29.htm
Research shows that the registration 9L-LEO was issued by the Sierra Leone civil aviation authority to an Antonov-8 with serial number OG3410 on 22 March 2004, and was owned by a U.S. Oregon-based company called Simax LLC, using an address in Sierra Leone "c/o Africargo International/Inter Tropic Airlines". Africargo International paid for the Airworthiness Operations Certificate (AOC) that was valid until June 2004 but was not renewed. This indicates that the plane was flying in contravention of aviation regulations in the DRC in July 2004 without a valid AOC. The Sierra Leone authorities subsequently deregistered the aircraft in October 2004.
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Anyone who knows about these private little airlines knows arms fly one direction, and other things come back in the other direction. Southern Air Transport, Air America (not the Al Franken one), Evergreen. . .
At the very least, Mr. O's airline was being used to hide a weapons and diamond-smuggling plane.
Did I say Victor Bout?
http://rigorousintuition.blogspot.com/2006/02/lawyers-guns-money-and-drugs.html
Long at the center of this operation is the mysterious Russian arms dealer, Victor Bout.... His planes are registered to various companies all operating out of the United Arab Emirates.
In fact, the United Arab Emirates have been viewed as hub for trade going and coming to Afghanistan, with drugs coming from Afghanistan on their way to the West, and weapons from Bout, going back. While transportation was via Bout's different air cargo interests, it also involved the Afghan state airlines, called Ariana Airlines. The airline was controlled by Al Qaeda. Al Qaeda agents masquerading as Ariana employees flew out of Afghanistan, through Sharjah, one of the emirates, and on to points west.
http://www.royaltyenterprisesusa.com/Africargo.html
Services
Africargo International offers a wide range of professional and well-maintained cargo services that can ensure safe, reliable and efficient air cargo operation.
Africargo International offers regular consolidation services to and from West African airports to Dubai to and West Africa to European airports. AI offers affordable and competitive cargo service rates to all cargo customers.
Board Members/Management Team
» Mr. Aboubacar Jobe (Founder & Managing Director)
» Mr. Kah (Chief Financial Officer)
» Mr. Malamin Janneh (Chairman)
» Dr. Victor O. Olatoye (Director)
» Finance International Limited (Management & Administration)