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Manohonor Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Complicated sentence
The following:
"We see private-sector security companies
hiring out to cartels
in Colombia, Russia, Mexico,
hiring ex-Special Forces, Stasi,
ex-KGB, like that, all the time."
"Guys with trigger time, skill sets,
tradecraft, look like a cab driver."
Please explain this sentence to me.
Thanks.
"We see private-sector security companies
hiring out to cartels
in Colombia, Russia, Mexico,
hiring ex-Special Forces, Stasi,
ex-KGB, like that, all the time."
"Guys with trigger time, skill sets,
tradecraft, look like a cab driver."
Please explain this sentence to me.
Thanks.
Top answer
) - mercenaries may be a better description. Trigger time - gun experience? skill sets, trade-craft - other relevant experience look like a cab driver - instead of looking like a hired thug.
- ) - mercenaries may be a better description.
- Trigger time - gun experience?
- skill sets, trade-craft - other relevant experience look like a cab driver - instead of looking like a hired thug.
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Ex army and intelligence service people are now working for private security companies in a possibly rather dubious way in rather dubious places (no offense!) - mercenaries may be a better description.
Trigger time - gun experience?
skill sets, trade-craft - other relevant experience
look like a cab driver - instead of looking like a hired thug.
Trigger time - gun experience?
skill sets, trade-craft - other relevant experience
look like a cab driver - instead of looking like a hired thug.
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