If they were capable of pulling this off they wouldn't be blustering about it, they'd be quietly doing it.
Typical Middle Eastern bluster.
To quote (or perhaps paraphrase) the line from "The Maltese Falcon" - the cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter.
To quote (or perhaps paraphrase) the line from "The Maltese Falcon" - the cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter.
Sam Spade to the gunsel Wilmer, a direct quote and terrific line.