Re: CNN M998

From: Ryan Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Wed Apr 12 2006 - 08:43:09 PDT


At 7:42 AM -0700 4/12/06, Rick v100 wrote:
>Ryan,
>
>Was the M998 originally ex-US or Kuwait stock? Since
>it was imported into the country how did CNN get
>around the ban on imporation of ex-military aid
>equipment?

As far as I can tell, it's ex-US, probably abandoned/disposed of in theatre a decade ago. Not unlike re-importing a Deuce from the UK that was disposed of there.

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