The AK47 is the weapon of choice for
guerrilla fighters world-wide,
with an estimated one million of the
Kalashnikov rifles in every-day
use. Its reliability and ease-of-use has
made it the most widely used
and produced small arm over the last
century. BBC World Service sets
out to find how AK47s are distributed and
who are the people who use
the weapon in a series called My AK47,
going out on The World Today
from Sunday 4 December.

Series producer Leana Hosea says: "The
personal accounts given by
people who use, sell and distribute AK47s
give listeners an insight
into how the weapon has become a reality
of life in many parts of the
world. One interview is with an
AK47-equipped child-soldier in Sierra
Leone. According to the UN there are an
estimated 300,000 children
involved in armed conflict and nearly
half of them are in Africa.
Sangeba was only 12 when his mother was
beaten and his father killed
in front of him by rebels who forced him
to become a child soldier.
In another interview, an illegal arms
dealer in Sri Lanka reveals how
it's routine to obtain Ak47s and other
small arms, such as grenades
from the army, air force and police."

The series also includes interviews with
a UN weapons investigator, a
guerilla fighter in Columbia, a
rehabilitation worker from Sierre
Leone and with Vybz Kartel, the Jamaican
dancehall star who sings
about AK47s and violence in the country's
capital.

The series will run on The World Today on
BBC World Service, going out
at 2300 GMT and through the night from 4
to 8 December 2005.
(Mike Barraclough, dxldyahoogroup)

dxAce
Michigan
USA

dxAce wrote:


One interview is with an
AK47-equipped child-soldier in Sierra
Leone.

According to the UN there are an
estimated 300,000 children
involved in armed conflict and nearly
half of them are in Africa.

Sangeba was only 12 when his mother was
beaten and his father killed
in front of him by rebels who forced him
to become a child soldier.

The series will run on The World Today on
BBC World Service, going out
at 2300 GMT and through the night from 4
to 8 December 2005.
(Mike Barraclough, dxldyahoogroup)

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Pretty horrible..

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dxAce wrote:


One interview is with an
AK47-equipped child-soldier in Sierra
Leone.

According to the UN there are an
estimated 300,000 children
involved in armed conflict and nearly
half of them are in Africa.

Sangeba was only 12 when his mother was
beaten and his father killed
in front of him by rebels who forced him
to become a child soldier.

The series will run on The World Today on
BBC World Service, going out
at 2300 GMT and through the night from 4
to 8 December 2005.
(Mike Barraclough, dxldyahoogroup)

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Pretty horrible..

Whaddya mean, the AK is a great rifle. :-)
I saw a documentary on Sierra Leone and yes, it was pretty bad. Bunch of
Mercinaries kicked the rebels asses eventually.

In article ,
dxAce wrote:

The AK47 is the weapon of choice for
guerrilla fighters world-wide,
with an estimated one million of the
Kalashnikov rifles in every-day
use. Its reliability and ease-of-use has
made it the most widely used
and produced small arm over the last
century. BBC World Service sets
out to find how AK47s are distributed and
who are the people who use
the weapon in a series called My AK47,
going out on The World Today
from Sunday 4 December.

Series producer Leana Hosea says: "The
personal accounts given by
people who use, sell and distribute AK47s
give listeners an insight
into how the weapon has become a reality
of life in many parts of the
world. One interview is with an
AK47-equipped child-soldier in Sierra
Leone. According to the UN there are an
estimated 300,000 children
involved in armed conflict and nearly
half of them are in Africa.
Sangeba was only 12 when his mother was
beaten and his father killed
in front of him by rebels who forced him
to become a child soldier.
In another interview, an illegal arms
dealer in Sri Lanka reveals how
it's routine to obtain Ak47s and other
small arms, such as grenades
from the army, air force and police."

The series also includes interviews with
a UN weapons investigator, a
guerilla fighter in Columbia, a
rehabilitation worker from Sierre
Leone and with Vybz Kartel, the Jamaican
dancehall star who sings
about AK47s and violence in the country's
capital.

The series will run on The World Today on
BBC World Service, going out
at 2300 GMT and through the night from 4
to 8 December 2005.
(Mike Barraclough, dxldyahoogroup)

I'll have to listen for this program though I expect a good bit of
individual anti-gun bias. The UN wants to eliminate all individual gun
rights world wide so everyone is at the mercy of their respective
governments and won't be able to defend themselves against criminals
relying on whatever government protection exists for them. I expect this
program to reflect this sentiment.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:09:26 GMT, Telamon
wrote:



I'll have to listen for this program though I expect a good bit of
individual anti-gun bias. The UN wants to eliminate all individual gun
rights world wide so everyone is at the mercy of their respective
governments and won't be able to defend themselves against criminals
relying on whatever government protection exists for them. I expect this
program to reflect this sentiment.
Very unrealistic viewpoint. I saw a documentary on PBS showing Afghan
peasants turning rear axle assemblies into .50 calibre sniper rifles.

"David" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:09:26 GMT, Telamon
wrote:



I'll have to listen for this program though I expect a good bit of
individual anti-gun bias. The UN wants to eliminate all individual gun
rights world wide so everyone is at the mercy of their respective
governments and won't be able to defend themselves against criminals
relying on whatever government protection exists for them. I expect this
program to reflect this sentiment.
Very unrealistic viewpoint. I saw a documentary on PBS showing Afghan
peasants turning rear axle assemblies into .50 calibre sniper rifles.

Yeah, those rear axles are very portable. Telemon is spot on how the BBC
will report it.

A U.S.guy dsigned the On/Off Safety on them AK 47's.That's why they make
a loud CLICK.Has saved many U.S.Troops lives before.
cuhulin

On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 15:16:12 -0600, "MnMikew"
wrote:


"David" wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:09:26 GMT, Telamon
wrote:



I'll have to listen for this program though I expect a good bit of
individual anti-gun bias. The UN wants to eliminate all individual gun
rights world wide so everyone is at the mercy of their respective
governments and won't be able to defend themselves against criminals
relying on whatever government protection exists for them. I expect this
program to reflect this sentiment.
Very unrealistic viewpoint. I saw a documentary on PBS showing Afghan
peasants turning rear axle assemblies into .50 calibre sniper rifles.

Yeah, those rear axles are very portable. Telemon is spot on how the BBC
will report it.


http://www.markwilliams.com/technica...build_comp.jpg

Rob wrote:

Now thats total horse**** ! LOL

Actually it's not. The safety design was lifted from an American weapon. We had
this same discussion a while back and I posted the link.

You'll have to go hunt for it.

dxAce
Michigan
USA