Dear All So, some Russian called Viktor Bout is arrested on the request of the US, caught, in Thailand negotiating arms for FARC. The report went on about fuelling conflicting around the world.
Who fuels the conflicts? the causes for the conflicts? the arms dealers? the weapons manufacturers? What weapons was he buying? What is the likelihood that some of these weapons were of US origin? The US maintains it sells only to 'friendly' states (which often turn out to be the next generation's enemy/ axis of evil member etc), but who tracks these weapons to ensure that they aren't passed on to the so-called 'rogue' states or terrorist/ revolutionaries etc? More importantly, who monitors the difference between what is produced and what goes to 'friendly' allied states? Where does the rest of the production go after satisfying domestic need? If it was not primarily profit driven, why woud the US not sign the ban on anti-personal mines? Regards, Rui PS: The Rwandan genocide: machetes, axes, knives etc. Puts a different spin on arms "fuelling conflicts". Rui Correia Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Language Consultant 2 Cutten St Horison Roodepoort-Johannesburg, South Africa Tel/ Fax (+27-11) 766-4336 Cell (+27) (0) 84-498-6838
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