21st Century Bribery

[Bateluer]

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The Afghan chieftain looked older than his 60-odd years, and his bearded face bore the creases of a man burdened with duties as tribal patriarch and husband to four younger women. His visitor, a CIA officer, saw an opportunity, and reached into his bag for a small gift.

Four blue pills. Viagra.

"Take one of these. You'll love it," the officer said. Compliments of Uncle Sam.
The enticement worked. The officer, who described the encounter, returned four days later to an enthusiastic reception. The grinning chief offered up a bonanza of information about Taliban movements and supply routes ? followed by a request for more pills.

Amusing . . . I guess its one way of winning friends. Let the corruption begin . . . err, continue . . .

Its an interesting read and points out some good points. These people live in the 18th century. If you pay them in 'shinies' they become useless as informants because everyone knows where they got the gifts.

 

[Dari]

Whatever it takes. Besides, what's the problem here? We get what we want. His wives get ripped. And he gets to keep their eyes on him. Win win win.

 

[Jhhnn]

In WW2, it was cigarettes, chocolate bars and nylon stockings. Then as now, it's not about money, about bribery per se, but about showing that you care, if only a little, about making a token offering, and about establishing a relationship...

 

[theflyingpig]

What an excellent tactic.

 

[Bateluer]

Originally posted by: Dari
Whatever it takes. Besides, what's the problem here? We get what we want. His wives get ripped. And he gets to keep their eyes on him. Win win win.

Oh, I'm not against it. I just thought it amusing to offer Viagra to people of a faith that makes women cover themselves almost completely.

 

[EagleKeeper]

The little things that mean a lot.

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: Bateluer

Originally posted by: Dari
Whatever it takes. Besides, what's the problem here? We get what we want. His wives get ripped. And he gets to keep their eyes on him. Win win win.

Oh, I'm not against it. I just thought it amusing to offer Viagra to people of a faith that makes women cover themselves almost completely.

Women? He's probably in the hunt for a 8 year old girls now.

 

[tvarad]

Originally posted by: Zebo

Originally posted by: Bateluer

Originally posted by: Dari
Whatever it takes. Besides, what's the problem here? We get what we want. His wives get ripped. And he gets to keep their eyes on him. Win win win.

Oh, I'm not against it. I just thought it amusing to offer Viagra to people of a faith that makes women cover themselves almost completely.

Women? He's probably in the hunt for a 8 year old girls now.

And I'd be worried for his livestock too.

 

[daniel49]

probably the same guy thats in that whopper virgin commercial.
Do you prefer a Big Mac or a whopper to a Yak Burger?

 

[Dari]

Originally posted by: tvarad

Originally posted by: Zebo

Originally posted by: Bateluer

Originally posted by: Dari
Whatever it takes. Besides, what's the problem here? We get what we want. His wives get ripped. And he gets to keep their eyes on him. Win win win.

Oh, I'm not against it. I just thought it amusing to offer Viagra to people of a faith that makes women cover themselves almost completely.

Women? He's probably in the hunt for a 8 year old girls now.

And I'd be worried for his livestock too.

:laugh:

 

[kylebisme]

Slandering people with bigoted stereotypes is hilarious. :disgust:

 

[JSt0rm]

hey the guys got 4 wives, he must be doing something right

 

[extra]

Lol, that's awesome. Seriously though, it's little things like this that bridge big barriers.

 

[Fox5]

I don't see anything wrong with this. Where's the beef?

 

[chess9]

Originally posted by: JSt0rm01
hey the guys got 4 wives, he must be doing something right

Good grief. I would rather have bubonic plague than 4 wives. One wife is enough to drive any man crazy!

Actually, I think it should be the other way around, eh? Women need 4 husbands. Let's see, one to earn the money, one to do the 'honey do's', one for the bedroom 'chores', and one to take out in public.

-Robert

 

[Mermaidman]

This is brilliant--Those guys will be too busy fucking and not fighting. OTOH, what if they get an erection lasting more than 4 hours? Or was that the evil plan to disable the enemy all along?

"Make love, not war."

 

[tvarad]

Originally posted by: chess9

Originally posted by: JSt0rm01
hey the guys got 4 wives, he must be doing something right

Good grief. I would rather have bubonic plague than 4 wives. One wife is enough to drive any man crazy!

....
-Robert

Actually, make that 4 wives at any given time. If the guy gets bored with one, he just divorces her and marries another one.

 

[RightIsWrong]

I'm RightIsWrong and I approve of this tactic.