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Thread #152042 Message #3556552
Posted By: Jim Carroll
06-Sep-13 - 08:59 AM
Thread Name: BS: Cameron defeat in parliament
Subject: RE: BS: Cameron defeat in parliament
""Mr Cable said: "The licences were granted because at the time there were no grounds for refusal.""A government denial from the trade secretary - my apologies, I must have made a mistake!!
To see ourselves as others see us
"The report showed that since 2009 export licences were approved for the sale of machineguns to Bahrain and Egypt, small arms ammunition to Syria and sniper rifles to Saudi Arabia."
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/12/20716/Business/Economy/Britain-eyes-Mideast-export-deals-at-London-arms-f.aspx
"Britain is selling millions of pounds worth of small arms and ammunition to Sri Lanka despite the country's dire human rights record, The Independent can disclose today. Figures taken from the Government's own database show how the authorities in Colombo have gone on a buying spree of British small arms and weaponry worth at least £3m.
http://www.onlanka.com/news/britain-sells-arms-to-sri-lanka-the-independent.html
LONDON — Britain has issued billions of dollars' worth of export licenses for the sale of military equipment to states that are considered possible rights violators, it was revealed on Wednesday. The countries include Syria, Iran and China.
http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/153245/british-lawmakers-voice-concerns-over-arms-exports.html
http://health.kompas.com/read/2011/04/05/08350116/
http://www.defenceviewpoints.co.uk/articles-and-analysis/britains-love-for-the-arms-trade
You'll have to excuse my not blue clickieing the last three links - the device appears to have gone up the pictures, Jim Carroll