Showing posts with label Suroosh Alvi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Suroosh Alvi. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
The Largest Illegal Arms Market in the World - The Gun Markets of Pakistan
Suroosh Alvi says it all, with an entertaining in-person visit to the largest illegal arms market in the world - Pakistan backwoods towns "they live in caves, have no tongues, and make guns with their bare hands," says Suroosh -- showing us the locals still engaged in making guns since the Turkish empire. Suroosh won't believe the war is over until people have some other industry besides manufacturing 1000 guns a day for 70 years.
The math?
1000 guns a day for 70 years - hmmm
1000x365x70=25,550,000
more that 25 and a half million guns!
And check out the drive by image - the Heroin Kingpin’s house probably two blocks long - as one commenter said "Scarface Afghan style".
Also notice how few woman you will see in this video, quite a cultural difference from the West.
Labels:
guns,
illegal,
Pakistan,
Scarface Afghan style,
Suroosh Alvi,
The Gun Markets of Pakistan,
video,
War
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