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Imagine thinking that money solves such problems. Who are you going to pay for that? Your neighbor Joey, he will go and perform an intelligence operation in a
by H8crilA 5y ago
Imagine thinking that money solves such problems.
Who are you going to pay for that? Your neighbor Joey, he will go and perform an intelligence operation in a foreign country? Or maybe some professional CIA-as-a-service corporation?
- sillysaurusx 5y agoI might go. But I'm not sure an out of shape balding programmer would be much help. It's appealing to try to help this person, though. Maybe other people feel the same.
- sam_lowry_ 5y agoFor sure I do.
- sillysaurusx 5y agoThe main problem is that a paramilitary group (us) has a disadvantage vs a government agency (them). They have the people, the equipment, and the home territory. There's also the language barrier; most of the people we'd recruit wouldn't be able to blend in, which is crucial for an op like this. There's also the question of logistics. It would be hard to transport weapons across country borders. The most likely way to do it might be to start the op in a neighboring country. But if you want to drive, you'll probably be stopped at a checkpoint. Walking isn't very appealing. I suppose you could parachute in, Fortnite-style, but that's pushing the boundaries of believability. Plus that Mig they sent to intercept the civilian plane might have a few things to say about that. That poor guy. I wish there was something to do for him.
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- dylan604 5y agoWe'll use you as a distraction. You can walk up to the guards and fake a heart attack. Larry, Moe & Curly will then sneak behind the guards. I promise, it will not be an episode of Keystone Cops.
- bagacrap 5y agoyou act as if you've never watched a heist movie
- glogla 5y ago> Or maybe some professional CIA-as-a-service corporation? Actually I'm pretty sure there are PCMs who could handle it. Crowdfunding mercenaries to go against nation states would be very cyberpunk.
- midasuni 5y agoAn actual useful reason for crypto (other than money laundering)
- glogla 5y agoYeah it's not like you were going ask Shadowrunners for a refund.
- medium_burrito 5y agoExecutive Outcomes returned this last year, IIRC. They pulled off some extremely crazy thing in Indonesia a long time ago, and still have access to top talent.
- rjsw 5y agoMoney seemed to be enough to get Carlos Ghosn out of Japan [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Ghosn#Flight_from_Japan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Ghosn#Flight_from_Japan
- squarefoot 5y ago> Imagine thinking that money solves such problems. Money (ie, power) creates and solves such problems; it just doesn't do that under the sun.
- rodgerd 5y agoI mean Mark Prince has shown that he and his family's companies are happy to murder for hire. That's probably a good starting point if you want killers that operate with at the support of a major Western government.
- CamperBob2 5y agoIt's been done: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Wings_of_Eagles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Wings_of_Eagles
- dylan604 5y agoAlso: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Eagle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Eagle