Haiti arms-deal okayed - Asmal

[seemslikeadream]

02/04/2004 08:05 - (SA)

Cape Town - Reacting to what it calls "wild claims" by opposition parties about a shipment of arms for Haiti, the government on Thursday issued a statement on behalf of national conventional arms control committee (NCACC) chair Kader Asmal "to put this matter to rest"....


Sovereignity of a UN member country

"In reviewing the request from a legitimate regional body, the committee agreed to the transfer, as it met the standards of contributing to regional security, which was the basis of the request from Caricom."

Further, the transfer of arms would help protect the sovereignity of a United Nations member country.

"The committee agreed to the transfer to assist the Haitian government in strengthening their internal capacity to maintain peace and security, with a clear understanding that the items would only be used for the purpose for which they were intended

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[leesa]

1. Good now they can mow down those who wanted their elected

leader to remain in power. Democracy in action...more guns always helps.