Via Bros. Judd, maybe this partially explains why he just bought $10 mill worth of Chinese arms.
Zimbabwe has become al-Qaeda's newest hub amid reports that the embattled country has now become a sanctuary harboring militant Islamist groups and a territorial medium to smuggle people, arms, material and contraband, Zimdaily exclusively reveals today.
| The quest continues to find a comfortably failed state to fester and grow in. You don't get much more failed than Zim, though Somalia's probably still in the running. Too much attention on Chad and Mali. The thing mitigating against it as a major hub is the fact that the Moose limb population is too small to allow significant rioting and bullying of the local populace... |
The report stated that Zimbabwe was emerging as a relatively significant hub for more generalized organized crime, much of which is run by West African syndicates from Ghana and, especially, Nigeria. Law enforcement sources estimate that several thousand gang members may be present across southern Africa, engaging in everything from drugs smuggling and the trafficking of human beings to vehicle theft, poaching, counterfeiting and so-called 419 scams (advanced fee swindles).
| The next "war" the civilized world's going to fight... |
| Big mistake on Bob's part -- hasn't he been paying attention to Afghanistan, Iraq and other quiet places? |
Zimbabwe, itself, is known to have been exploited as a transshipment point for cross-continental consignments of cannabis, heroin and cocaine as well as blood diamonds derived from civil wars in Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In addition, the country is believed to have served as an "off-shore" documentation forgery center, particularly for South Africa - the main destination for much of the illicit regional trade in people.
| South Africa remains a state in transition — from First World to failed state... |
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