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MosheFeingold

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4. Indeed

Reply to LiberalArkie (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 1, 2015, 05:23 PM

Dec 2015

Latin Americans are an interesting choice.

They are presumably Roman Catholic, which I think is important from the Yemini perspective, in that they would not be able to betray their bosses and have a power base. Hence, why no local group is being used.

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The United Arab Emirates has deployed a team of Colombian mercenaries to fight in Yemen [View all] Judi Lynn Dec 2015 OP

"UAE is in the midst of an arms buildup aimed at making the country’s military one of the most power bananas Dec 2015 #1

Well, they would want to get their hands dirty you know, being rich and all. LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #2

Indeed MosheFeingold Dec 2015 #4

They do grow some good mercenaries down there. LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #6

Wait for these mercs to return to Colombia - and then head to the US. Mika Dec 2015 #3

Depends on how much they're paid. EL34x4 Dec 2015 #7

Foreigners do pretty much every job in UAE EL34x4 Dec 2015 #5

The Tip of a Bloody Iceberg: Colombian Mercenaries in Yemen Judi Lynn Dec 2015 #8

For a mere $9 billion plus since 2000, the U.S. has bought Colombia. From the article: Judi Lynn Dec 2015 #9

Nothing can possibly go wrong here. Nt a la izquierda Dec 2015 #10