Pentagon approves $6b in Saudi arms sales

SHRED

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Wed Jul-26-06 07:05 AM
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Pentagon approves $6b in Saudi arms sales

Your citizens are involved in the largest attack, in history, on USA soil?
No problem.
The Bush Junta will sell you arms anyway:

Pentagon approves $6b in Saudi arms sales
Reuters

Washington: The Bush administration has said it approved the sale to Saudi Arabia of 24 UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters, radios, armoured vehicles and other military equipment worth more than $6 billion (Dh22.08 billion).

Congress has 30 days to block the sales, although such action is rare.

The Pentagon's Defence Security Cooperation Agency said the principal contractors for the different sales included Sikorsky Aircraft, a unit of United Technologies Corp., General Electric Co., Harris Corp., ITT Corp., General Dynamics Corp., and Raytheon Corp..

The agency said in a mandatory notice to Congress that the arms sales would help strengthen Saudi Arabia's military and its ability to help the United States fight terrorism around the world.

http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/06/07/22/10054081.html

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ShortnFiery

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Wed Jul-26-06 07:05 AM
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1. Great Business and Profits for the Military Industrial War Machine eom

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C_U_L8R

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Wed Jul-26-06 07:23 AM
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2. Appears we are arming both sides

didn't the Sauds just threaten Israel?

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SHRED

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Wed Jul-26-06 07:42 AM
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3. As usual

Man, isn't it just like the media to be relatively silent about this yet when Clinton and China are involved then conspiracy theories flew regarding "undermining" our National security?

Imagine if the Democratic Party did this...oh my god...the talk shows and "news" programs would be all a flutter with buzzwords like, "weakness", "traitorous", and so forth.

Damn it!

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lectrobyte

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Wed Jul-26-06 08:08 AM
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7. The media is owned by a lot of the same companies involved in the

Edited on Wed Jul-26-06 08:09 AM by lectrobyte

"defense" industry. They don't complain when either side (Democrat or Republican) does something to help profits there.

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Virginia Dare

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Wed Jul-26-06 07:51 AM
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4. More fuel for the war machine...

more money for Bushco and pals.

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MyNameGoesHere

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Wed Jul-26-06 07:53 AM
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5. Ahh there it is. The

appease the Arabs bribe. I have been waiting for this. Right out of the nixon/kissinger playbook. Some neocons never change.

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TechBear_Seattle

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Wed Jul-26-06 08:06 AM
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6. Despite the fact...

That Saudi Arabia is THE major exporter of terrorism on the planet.

Our government is filled with idiots, top to bottom. :cry:

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