To: chance33_98
The CBP said the shipment was bound for Central America, and originated in the People's Republic of China. Which Central American country?
Is it possible for there to be a "Huge Weapons Shipment" from China without the consent of the Chinese government?
6 posted on
07/10/2003 12:39:59 PM PDT by
Tai_Chung
To: Tai_Chung
Is it possible for there to be a "Huge Weapons Shipment" from China without the consent of the Chinese government?Freelancers could organize their own deal and pocket the proceeds for themselves instead of PLA, Inc. getting it.
10 posted on
07/10/2003 12:41:08 PM PDT by
Poohbah
(Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women.)
To: Tai_Chung
Is it possible for there to be a "Huge Weapons Shipment" from China without the consent of the Chinese government?Depends on how you define "government". China has a very old and active smuggler tradition, and plenty of organized crime. So yeah, probably customs inspectors and others are bribed to look the other way. But that is not the same as policy.
11 posted on
07/10/2003 12:41:53 PM PDT by
dark_lord
(The Statue of Liberty now holds a baseball bat and she's yelling 'You want a piece of me?')
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