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Thread #143239   Message #3326829
Posted By: Keith A of Hertford
22-Mar-12 - 03:26 AM
Thread Name: BS: Homs horror (Syria, 2012)
Subject: RE: BS: Homs horror
Welcome back Jim!
Not your shortest Goodbye For Ever, but one of them.

Syrian soldiers firing into protesting crowds. 17 people were shot dead last week, 112 over the weekend. It's entirely possible that they used British ammunition.
Syrian soldiers are armed with Russian rifles firing ammunition Britain does make, so it entirely impossible.

I know that a licence was issued years ago for much less than a year's supply of ammunition.
But was any delivered?
What could it be?
Their usual suppliers could supply it cheaper, and Britain not at all.

It would have to be bought in from those usual suppliers and then sold on.
Why would anyone do that?

You must see why we find it unbelievable Jim.
You have offered no explanation, so you must find it unbelievable too.
But that is all you have against Britain so you must go on using it, or we might start dwelling on the guilt of your comrade states.