To: LibWhacker
"The term “technical” originated in Somalia: international NGOs would use “technical assistance grants” to hire and equip local guards, and “technical” quickly became the shorthand term for their armed trucks." I've always wondered that. Thanks for the edjumuhkashun.
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02/18/2014 8:06:34 PM PST by
wku man
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To: wku man
I knew they were called technicals, but I always wondered about the etymology!
6 posted on
02/18/2014 8:12:17 PM PST by
andyk
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