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Ain Soph Aur ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,477 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Montreal, Canada Member No.: 600 ![]() |
"came to power in 2004 after his closest rival for the job "tripped" on a powerful grenade that had been placed outside his office days before the election." HAHAHAHA |
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Creating a god with his own hands ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,405 Joined: 30-September 02 From: 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 Member No.: 3,364 ![]() |
nothing compared to the US during Prohibition.
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Shooting Target ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Validating Posts: 1,618 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Montevideo, Uruguay. Member No.: 3,992 ![]() |
10%? I thought it was 100% (read: Putin) ??
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Creating a god with his own hands ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,405 Joined: 30-September 02 From: 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 Member No.: 3,364 ![]() |
no no, that's 10% organized crime, 90% old-fashioned communist hardliner.
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Moving Target ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 519 Joined: 27-August 02 From: Queensland Member No.: 3,180 ![]() |
A recent TV show here discussing the Polonium poisoning of that Russian dissident in London said that 75% of the parliament in Russia were previously members of the military or state security groups.
In Neuromancer (or another by Gibson) the Russian government was called the 'Kombinat', sort of a commie, mafia thing as I recall. Seems it was somewhat prescient. |
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ghostrider ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333 ![]() |
Only 10?
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Runner ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 3,066 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 4,017 ![]() |
Another 67% is under unorganized crime control. |
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Genuine Artificial Intelligence ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 4,019 Joined: 12-June 03 Member No.: 4,715 ![]() |
Cosmo: There I was in prison. And one day I help a couple of older gentlemen make some free telephone calls. They turn out to be, let us say, good family men.
Martin Bishop: Organized crime? Cosmo: Hah. Don't kid yourself. It's not that organized. |
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 ![]() |
10% reported. That accounts for the flashy and the stupid crooks. The rest are just much more discrete. |
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Manus Celer Dei ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,010 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 ![]() |
The flashy and stupid crooks flow together continuously?
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 ![]() |
I have no idea what you're asking. Unless the crooks are water elementals, they generally don't flow at all. Stupid and flashy are simply more likely to be noticed and reported on.
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