Did you know that Governments from all over spend at least 15times more on weapons than on aid to poor nations or those in need ?
As we all know when war is over the aftermath is ghastly . Destruction is the keyword and always on a vast scale .As if losing loved ones were not horror enough the civilians who survived are left in great need .An entire economy is damaged . But who makes from this awful game ?Why the Arms merchants . I read somewhere that in the year 2000 more than 411billion pounds was spent on weapons . Hey not bad for all those goodie goodie nations who turn up at G8 and UN security council talking hot air .But the really sick twist is that when war is over the contracts for rebuilding etc usually go to those countries who sold the arms in the 1st place and sometimes the firm ! Prime case being Haliburton in Iraq .
USA sold so much i n the way of weapons to israel and as the NY TImes piece on your blog showed is still delivering .
Now they want a prescence and I for one would not be at all surprised if they were seeking to make further profit . Can we have an end to this greed this madness and thoroughly immoral behaviour .?
Helena .
ps Since the end of the cold war the weapons makers have been really stirring it to make sure of sales . They are the ones who all need locking up .
Thanks Fink ------Keep up your great work