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The problem is u cant turst any one. They tell you go there , with these local guards , they will protect you , you can never know who is going to steal your ass and ask all armies out in a week or they start cutting you piece by piece starting from the genitals. -
£1000/day is not that great, surely.Originally posted by SueEllen View PostI know someone who wanted to do it 3 years ago. He was offered something like a thousand pounds a day plus body guards and all expenses.
£5k sounds more like it.Comment
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I had a call some time last year for a Security Director gig in Kabul. I told the guy it would need to be in the thousand of dollars a day region but they were paying $5-600/day!!
You can get more than that in Basingstoke...Older and ...well, just older!!Comment
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Shirley you would want to go there simply for the experience?
Anyway, I read that the economy is picking up there - apparently the first ever Chinese restaurant to open in Iraq proves this.Comment
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Well you know chinese eat everything , with so many body parts around ... ( just kiddin )Originally posted by TazMaN View PostShirley you would want to go there simply for the experience?
Anyway, I read that the economy is picking up there - apparently the first ever Chinese restaurant to open in Iraq proves this.Comment
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Who's Shirley?Originally posted by TazMaN View PostShirley you would want to go there simply for the experience?
Anyway, I read that the economy is picking up there - apparently the first ever Chinese restaurant to open in Iraq proves this.
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