alt Hacker NewsThe level of ordinance is enough evidence that there is significant outside support. RPG-7s do not grow on trees in Somalia. I hazard to guess an RPG on the black market is also a great expense to anyone who isn't being given one by one of these groups connected to the arms trade in effort to advance their goals or position in some way.
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BeetleB • yesterday at 8:44 PM
> The level of ordinance is enough evidence that there is significant outside support.
"I have no evidence, but I can't think of other scenarios so it must be true!"
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throwaway27448 • yesterday at 8:47 PM
Well why do you think they want to raid these ships? To buy more RPG-7s, of course!
But seriously, if they were being funded by other groups, why pirate in the first place?
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They cost under $500/launcher: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/one-for-history-books...
$300/launcher here: https://www.un.org/depts/los/nippon/unnff_programme_home/fel...
A decade ago it wasn't terrorist groups funding them.