Jack Recider

And then suddenly the war was over. So where's all the weapons going to go?

Buying surplus weapons in the CIA gave him a crazy idea. How about buy a whole bunch of cheap weapons now that the war is over, and then slowly sell them over time? He had all the contacts. He needed to go buy them, and so he did. And he was selling them to the public, like to hunters or sportsmen, and was becoming known for having a big supply of weapons.

Buying surplus weapons in the CIA gave him a crazy idea. How about buy a whole bunch of cheap weapons now that the war is over, and then slowly sell them over time? He had all the contacts. He needed to go buy them, and so he did. And he was selling them to the public, like to hunters or sportsmen, and was becoming known for having a big supply of weapons.

But he wanted bigger deals, and so he started talking to governments around the world. He brought a bunch of AR-10 rifles down to Nicaragua and demonstrated that to them there. Well, the Nicaraguan military was like, ah, that's cool, send us some of those. and then the Dominican Republic wanted some, and then Cuba wanted some.

But he wanted bigger deals, and so he started talking to governments around the world. He brought a bunch of AR-10 rifles down to Nicaragua and demonstrated that to them there. Well, the Nicaraguan military was like, ah, that's cool, send us some of those. and then the Dominican Republic wanted some, and then Cuba wanted some.

And yet, he sold battle rifles to all these places, including Fidel Castro, which I think was illegal because it was an embargo not to sell any weapons to Castro, yet it still happened. Fidel Castro bought rifles from him, and he did not seem to get in any trouble for that. I don't think he cared who he sold to. If you had money, he'd sell you weapons.

And yet, he sold battle rifles to all these places, including Fidel Castro, which I think was illegal because it was an embargo not to sell any weapons to Castro, yet it still happened. Fidel Castro bought rifles from him, and he did not seem to get in any trouble for that. I don't think he cared who he sold to. If you had money, he'd sell you weapons.

This guy became a billionaire, selling hundreds of thousands of weapons to anyone who would pay. And a lot of time, he would buy these weapons from Russia, which was in the middle of a cold war with the U.S.

This guy became a billionaire, selling hundreds of thousands of weapons to anyone who would pay. And a lot of time, he would buy these weapons from Russia, which was in the middle of a cold war with the U.S.

I don't know. I feel like this guy's only ally in life is money. He doesn't mind selling weapons to places that are actively at war with his home country, you know? So clearly he doesn't have an allegiance to the U.S. And from watching this documentary, he seems to believe that all sides are evil and there's just no way to take the moral high ground on any of these trade deals.

I don't know. I feel like this guy's only ally in life is money. He doesn't mind selling weapons to places that are actively at war with his home country, you know? So clearly he doesn't have an allegiance to the U.S. And from watching this documentary, he seems to believe that all sides are evil and there's just no way to take the moral high ground on any of these trade deals.

He does seem to have some kind of allegiance to his family, though. He invited this CNN reporter on an eight-hour car ride where they were going on a family trip somewhere. And I think it's pretty weird to have a reporter in the car with the whole family for eight hours.

He does seem to have some kind of allegiance to his family, though. He invited this CNN reporter on an eight-hour car ride where they were going on a family trip somewhere. And I think it's pretty weird to have a reporter in the car with the whole family for eight hours.

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