Arms dealers revel in Somali war business

Surprise ! And what a coincidence that the most screwed up place on earth , Is also home to some of the worlds Sleazy Arms Dealers ! Next Someone is going to tell me that they have a Drug problem  in somalia !

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Sitting on a mat at home between taking orders
for arms on his two mobile phones, Osman Bare gives thanks for the
riches flowing from Somalia's war.

I have only been in the weapon business five years, but I have erected
three villas. I have also opened shops for my two wives," said the
40-year-old, one of about 400 Somali men operating in Mogadishu's main
weapons market.

"Peace means bankruptcy for us."

Despite a U.N. arms embargo on Somalia, the Horn of Africa nation is awash with
weaponry from all over the world that has fueled one of Africa's
longest-running conflicts.

In the latest cycle of civil war, militant Islamists have been fighting the
Somali government for the last two years and 18,000 civilians have been
killed in the crossfire.

According to Geneva-based research body Small Arms Survey, there are at
least 640 million firearms in the world, one for every 10 people on the
planet.