CDI Community DeWeaponization Program

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CDICommunity De-Weaponization Program
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CDI Summary

• SERIOUS EFFORT Community-based Weapons Buyback
  Program
• SERIOUS MONEY - Buys out the Iraqi arms market
  at irresistible prices.
• SERIOUS GOAL - De-weaponizes the public of
  rockets, missile launchers, heavy weapons IEDs.
  
• SERIOUS PLAYERS - Can be key to halting FRL
  attacks and Terrorist acquisition of weapons

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The Public Arms Market is Killing Us!
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CDI The Market is Killing Us!

• FRL attacks CF/CPA principally with
• RPG-7 Anti-tank rockets
• AK-47 Rifles Light Machine Guns
• Hand Grenades
• 60mm / 81mm Mortars
• 105mm / 122mm Artillery Round/IEDs

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CDI The CF is Taking Serious Casualties!

• US Force Losses 91 Dead
• Wounded 1,200
• Average 1 KIA 3-5 WIA per Day
• Each soldier killed is a priceless loss
• Avg 350,000 per attack - cost of loss of one
  HMMWV one Soldier
• since major combat opns declared complete

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CDI Non-CF Losses

• UN HQ 25 Dead
• Jordanian Embassy -17 Dead
• NGOs 5 Dead
• US Civilian Contractors 5 Dead
• IQ Police Attacks - 30 Dead
• IQ Civilians Bystanders - Numerous Dead

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CDI

• Millions of pieces of Iraqi military weapons are
  in the hands of the local populace
• Actual Quantities are unknown
• Includes all types of small weapons
• Weapons are available for sale to anyone with
  money!
• FRLs Indigenous Resistance Orgs
• Terrorists Al Qaeda / Ansar Al Islam / PKK/ MAK
• Tribal Groups Religious Militias

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CDI The Arms Market is Killing Us!

• RPG-7 Anti-tank Rocket Launchers
• Public Cost 45-70 (as of 6 Oct 03)
• Easy to Transport
• Only Used for FRLs, Terrorists Tribal Wars

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CDI The Arms Market is Killing Us!

• Automatic Rifles Light Machine Guns
• Ak-47 Rifle - 50-150
• RPD LMG - 70
• PKC LMG - 150-300
• Dragunov Sniper Rifle - 300
• Grenades
• RGD/F-1 - 2

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CDI The Arms Market is Killing Us!

• 60mm 81mm Mortars
• 500-1000 per tube
• 5 per round
• 120mm Mortar
• 2,000 per tube

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CDI The Arms Market is Killing Us!

• 105mm / 122mm Artillery Rounds
• Used as Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)

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CDI The Arms Market is Killing Us!

• Production Made Explosives
• Terrorist Large Vehicle Bombs
• UXO debris
• Military Explosives
• Commercial Explosives
• Human Guided Suicide Bombers
• Commercial Explosives
• Military Explosives

Irbil LVBIED Car bombing
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CDI The Market is Killing Us!

• New York Times 8 Oct 2003
• US unable to locate large number of
  shoulder-fired antiaircraft missiles
• American military is pressing the search
  offering a reward of 500 for each one.
• there is a vibrant international black market
  for the missiles in which an Sa-7 can fetch as
  much as 5,000 far more than the United States
  military is offering.

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CDI Past Present Programs

• CPA Amnesty Program - Coalition Provisional
  Authority (May 23 2003) National Order, Subject
  Weapons Control
• Tuwaitha Nuclear Materials Barrel Buyback (2003)
  - 3 per barrel
• CJTF-7 MANPADS Buyback program (2003) - MANPADS
  Weapons Buyback Program, 1.5 Million allocated
• 500 for a complete system
• 300 for a partial system
• Saddam Hussein Weapons Amnesty (1991) - Return
  weapons 50 or be arrested killed

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CDI Past Present Programs

• Far too Cheap.
• Far too Slow.
• Far too much emphasis on budgets
• CDI is about Results!

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CDI Program Objectives
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This Violence Can Be Stopped Remove the Arms in
the only Way Iraqis Trust and Cant Resist!
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CDI Mission Objective

• Buy Out
• the Entire Illicit Arms Market

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CDI Mission Objective

• Leverages Hard US
• Financial Aid Power
• to Defeat Control
• Terrorists Firepower

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CDI Overview

• DEPRIVES FRLs, Al Qaeda/Ansar Al Islam cells and
  other transnational terrorists of using Iraq
  public market as a weapons source.
• Removes excess SAMs, RPGs military explosives
• LOW COST - USAID 2.5 million / DoD 5 million
  DoD matches 3 to 1 for additional funding up to
  10 million.
• Physical Structures Available in Basra, Baghdad,
  Mosul
• CF supported by removal of weapons explosives
• Cheaper than combat sweep operations
• IMPLEMENTABLE within weeks. Immediate,
  quantifiable results.

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CDI Overview

• SIMPLE rules
• Straight cash for weapons.
• Any quantity. No questions.
• OFFERS complete anonymity
• No CF action or follow-up after transaction
• REDUCES anti-CF attacks
• BUILDS trust and enhances economy

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CDI Markets With Money

• If You Have Weapons We Have Cash.

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CDI Physical Operations Process

• Establish Warehouse Facility
• Basra (pilot facility D-D 6 weeks)
• Baghdad (principle facility D8 weeks)
• Mosul / Tikrit (future)
• Market on TV Radio
• Free movement Pass for Weapons with Rendered-safe
  Device
• Render Safe Device Neon Yellow Cable lock
  blocks barrels/bolts
• Will be found at Police Stations Govt Buildings
  - Free

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CDI Physical Operations Process
RPG Conex
Collection Weapons In
Rifle Conex
Mortar Conex
Outside Sorting Area
Disbursing Money Out
SAM Conex
UXO Conex
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CDI Physical Operations Process

• Weapon-in Window
• SAMs / RPGs / Military Explosives have Head of
  Line Privilege
• Each Weapon is Safed Digitally Tagged
• Entered into Computer Database
• Placed in Storage CONEX
• Seller handed disbursing Token

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CDI Physical Operations Process

• Money-out Window
• Seller turns in disbursing tag
• Tag checked against control list
• Cash is handed to seller
• Seller goes away happy
• Weapons serial numbers are kept in central
  database to reveal pilferage from CF or Iraqi
  forces.

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CDI Physical Operations Process

• At Close of Business?
• Weapons Turned Over to CF
• CF can redistribute to ICDC
• UXO, Unstable Explosives Demod on site

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CDI Comparison of Purchase Prices

• Weapon 10/03 CDI Buyout Market Price
• Ak-47, Kalashnikov, Full stock 75 300
• Ak-47, Kalashnikov, Folding stock 150 400
• PM-12, 9mm SMG 200 500
• Mk-2 Sterling, 9mm SMG 250 700
• MP-5, 9mm SMG 500 1,000
• Uzi, 9mm SMG 700 1,000
• RPG-7, with gunnery sight 65 1,000
• RPG-7, without gunnery sight 45 900
• RPD, 7.62mm light MG 80 500
• PKC, 7.62mm light MG 150 1,000
• DShka, 14.5mm HMG 1000 2,000
• Dragunov Sniper Rifle 300 700

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CDI Comparison of Purchase Prices

• Weapon 10/03 Market price CDI Buyout price
• 60mm mortar tube 1,000 3,000
• 82mm mortar tube 2,000 5,000
• 120mm mortar Tube 1,000 7,000
• SA-7/14/16 Anti-aircraft missile 4000-5000 10,00
  0

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CDI Comparison of Purchase Prices

• Weapon 10/03 CDI Buyout price
• Market price
• Explosives Ammunition
• Hand Grenade 1-2 5
• RPG-7 rockets 20 25
• C-4 / military TNT block 1kg 50 200
• 60mm mortar 10 20
• 82mm mortar 20 50
• 107mm rocket 200 400
• 122mm Artillery Shell 100 750
• 155mm Artillery Shell 200 1000
• Specialty Items
• Night Vision Devices 300 500
• RPG-7 Scopes 10 30

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CDI Sample Purchase Impact (2 million)

• Weapon Budget Allocation Potential to Buy
• RPG-7 Launchers 500,000 500 launchers
• AK-47 Kalashnikov 400,000 1,000 various
  rifles
• 60mm Mortars 300,000 100 tubes
• 82mm Mortars 300,000 50 tubes
• SAMs 500,000 50 launchers
• Artillery Shells / IED 100,000 100
  155mm rounds

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CDI Replaces Expensive, Dangerous Intrusive
Tactics

• Body Searches
• House Searches
• VCPs / Vehicle Searches
• Arms Raids
• Surveillance of Arms markets

CDIs Peaceful Buyout is Better Suited to
Community Disarmament Than Combat Operations
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CDI

• Immediate Benefits to CPA

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CDI Benefits Bullets

• Immediate Reduction in Attacks
• Economically Efficient
• Publicly Acceptable
• Media Friendly

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CDI

• Immediate Results!
• Will Draw down FRL stocks
• FRL Attacks will be seen as a waste of cash
• Economically Efficient
• Cheaper than CF Losses
• Close to market prices for New IA/ICDC weapons
• Controlled by Budgeting
• Media Friendly
• Easy to Comprehend
• Video Friendly Images of success sales

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CDI

• Publicly Acceptable
• May be the Only Acceptable Form of Interaction w/
  CPA/CF
• Enhances Family Health Welfare
• Reduces Crime Random gunfire
• Format () Easily Understandable by All
• Forces people to choose between REAL money
  supporting FRLs
• Straight Quid Pro Quo
• No Rewards Needed
• Completely Transparent
• Something for Something

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CDI

• Strengths Weakness
• Publicly Acceptable Past Program Distrust
• Real Results Will Await Proof
• Impacts the Enemy
• Opportunity Threats
• Real impact on Community FRLs may attack if
  successful
• Shows Commitment to stop attacks Arms from
  Syria/Iran
• Decrease Combat Applications Recycling of Govt.
  Arms

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Community De-Weaponsization Initiative

• Considering the Alternative
• There is Very Little Risk