Arms sales to questionable countries... (Goddam, they're slow...)
i don't understand how the msm, which i would assume has a lot more resources at their disposal than i do, can be so friggin' SLOW getting important stories out... i posted on the arms sale to pakistan back on may 6 and added some major numbers to the story on may 8... now, here we are, memorial day weekend and the washington post gets a clue - and not much of a one at that...
The sale of military weapons to other countries, including many that were once barred from making such purchases, has increased sharply since the attacks on Sept. 11. [...] Among the countries are Pakistan and Afghanistan as well as Algeria and Uzbekistan. [...] More than half of the top 25 recipients in 2003, either through the commercial sales program or through foreign military sales, were countries that the State Department has defined as undemocratic. They included Saudi Arabia (purchases of $1.1 billion); Egypt ($1 billion); Kuwait ($153 million); and the United Arab Emirates ($110 million).
funny how they neglect to mention that the sale to pakistan was a cool $1.3 BILLION, the HIGHEST of the bunch... Submit To Propeller
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The sale of military weapons to other countries, including many that were once barred from making such purchases, has increased sharply since the attacks on Sept. 11. [...] Among the countries are Pakistan and Afghanistan as well as Algeria and Uzbekistan. [...] More than half of the top 25 recipients in 2003, either through the commercial sales program or through foreign military sales, were countries that the State Department has defined as undemocratic. They included Saudi Arabia (purchases of $1.1 billion); Egypt ($1 billion); Kuwait ($153 million); and the United Arab Emirates ($110 million).
funny how they neglect to mention that the sale to pakistan was a cool $1.3 BILLION, the HIGHEST of the bunch... Submit To Propeller
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posted by profmarcus at
5/27/2005
