-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- >From http://www.hindustantimes.com/nonfram/210100/detFOR01.htm Once again, the lure of money overshadows the prospect for peaceful, verbally negotiated resolution to a regional conflict. One only has to recall the amount of money the Britlanders make off of their Weapons of Mass Destruction, recall this to realsie what the priorities are. Zimbabwe used to be Southern Rhodesia, a Britlander holding since about this time last century (1897). Britlander official control came in about 1923 when it took over from the British South Africa Company. On November 11th, 1965, Ian Smith declared independence which the Britlanders declared illegal, followed by UN sanctions, oil embargoes, trade embargoes, blah, blah, et cetera, etcetera ... the key issue appears to have been the 1961 constitution that was written with the intent of retaining the power-hold by the non-natives (Britlander immigrants' descendants, i.e.)(if they'd stayed out in the first place none of this would be important ... but empire is empire, no?) ... A<>E<>R {{<Begin>}} UK move alarming news for India London, January 20 (Vijay Dutt) British Prime Minister Tony Blair has reportedly ordered the go-ahead for the sale of spare parts of Hawk fighters to Zimbabwe, despite the fact that the country is involved in the Congo war. Mr Blair has over-ruled his Foreign Secretary Robin Cook's objection. This is an alarming news for India as there are over 80 pending export applications for arms sales to Pakistan. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) of Britain had been pressing for the sale to Zimbabwe against the objection by the foreign office. The same is the case with proposals for sales of arms to Pakistan. Sources maintain that Mr Blair generally favours MoD and DTI. The brushing aside by Mr Blair of Mr Cook's objection, based on his stress to deny arms sales to countries involved in either external offensives or internal repression, badly dents the ethical policy laid down by Mr Cook when he became foreign secretary in May 1997. The Guardian has made a reference in its report. "The Congolese civil war is bloodier than the conflicts involving either Indonesia or Pakistan, both of which are embroiled in British arms sales row in the past fortnight...." The report about the MoD and DTI pressing for arms sales to Pakistan surfaced when it became known that General Charles Guthrie, the British Chief of Defence Staff, was going to Islamabad to meet General Pervez Musharraf. But Mr Jaswant Singh was assured by Mr Cook when the two met here last week that Gen Guthrie carried no proposal for resumption of arms sales. But the report about sales of spare parts of Hawk fighters to Zimbabwe (which has 10 Hawks sold by Mrs Thatcher in early 80s), affirms the belief that MoD and DTI have more influence over 10, Downing Street than Mr Cook. The daily quotes a Whitehall source, "This (the decision to sell Hawk spare parts) is crazy at a time when there is the prospect of peace settlement (in Congo). It sends the wrong signal." He also said that the ethical foreign policy was undermined. The economy of Zimbabwe is no better than that of Pakistan and yet it is spending over a million pound a day on the conflict. The permission, it is said, has been given due to the mounting pressure of arms manufacturers. MoD and DTI have argued that failure to deliver spare parts would give Britain a reputation of unreliability. The Guardian reports that Mr Cook had strongly objected to an earlier compromise between MoD and his department that only spare parts would be allowed for sale. But, he has been over-ruled. The report is naturally alarming for India. Mr Cook's assurance to Mr Singh can, in such a background, be hardly satisfactory. 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