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Re:Switzerland embraces digital currencies and crypto-entrep... by jpttsn on Friday February 23, 2018 @01:32AM (#16444645)
Afghan militia has fared well both against US/NATO and Soviet militaries in the past 50 years.
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Re:Switzerland embraces digital currencies and crypto-entrep... by danans on Friday February 23, 2018 @01:49AM (#16444704)
If you are referring to the Taliban and their precursors, they have had, and continue to have significant financial and logistical backing from nation states.
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Re:Switzerland embraces digital currencies and crypto-entrep... by jpttsn on Friday February 23, 2018 @10:02AM (#16446659)
Does that make them a bad example of a successful militia?

Perhaps a successful militia requires significant financial and logistical backing from nation states, in addition to being well trained.

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Re:Switzerland embraces digital currencies and crypto-entrep... by danans on Saturday February 24, 2018 @11:29AM (#16453929)
In that case they are paramilitaries, not just militias.
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