Figures. Now maybe Australia won't be so interested in being buddy-buddy with the largest Islamic country in the world.
Bruce http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20778731-1702,00.html Indonesia to buy $1b of Russian weapons >From correspondents in Jakarta November 18, 2006 01:44am INDONESIA has agreed to buy weaponry worth one billion dollars from Russia over the next five years to beef up its military capability, said Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono. The five-year plan was approved by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at a cabinet meeting on Thursday and will take effect from 2007. "We have agreed that the main weaponry system from Russia is needed, especially strike force" equipment for Indonesia's army, navy and air force, Mr Sudarsono said. Payments for the deal are to be strictly government-to-government. He cautioned that his department would monitor for possible cost "inflation" by Russian officials. The plan includes the purchase of eight Sukhoi jets, two submarines and up to four assault helicopters, in line with government efforts to build a squadron of 10 Sukhoi jets. Indonesia was forced to look for new arms suppliers after the US imposed restrictions on military sales and cooperation over concerns about rights abuses committed by the Indonesian armed forces in East Timor in 1991. The US, eager for Indonesia's assistance in fighting terrorism, lifted arms restrictions and resumed full military ties in November 2004. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
