Arms spending hits record high

[DOD]Asprilla · 22 Sep 2006 at 11:46

HEADRAT said:
I wonder how many UK soldiers have been killed by arms supplied by the UK?

HEADRAT

Lots, and we are one of the biggest suppliers of leg-irons and 'torture' cuffs in the world. The folks a Guantanamo Bay and British forces captured and tortured during the first Gulf War had the pleasure seeing 'Made in England' stamped on their manacles and know that their captors were at least using quality products.

nero120 · 22 Sep 2006 at 13:44

Where are these goddamned ****hole countries getting the money from to pay for these weapons?

[DOD]Asprilla · 22 Sep 2006 at 13:48

nero120 said:
Where are these goddamned ****hole countries getting the money from to pay for these weapons?

A lot of them don't; they default on the payment and the ECGD (that's our taxes) pays. The ECGD doesn't just back arms sales, but many overseas projects involving British companies.

Should also point out that in around 2002 BAe Systems were caught pumping money into the Jersey bank accounts of members of the Qatar Foreign Ministry. I say caught, but at the time it wasn't illegal in the UK for UK companies to bribe foreign officials. It is now.

ElRazur · 22 Sep 2006 at 13:49

· UK arms sales to Nigeria up tenfold since 2000 to £53m, including armoured vehicles and large calibre artillery.

to know that UK is arming my country that is neck deep in corruption, tribal fiasco, political unrest and bad management.

The_TailGunner · 22 Sep 2006 at 13:51

Mr Mag00 said:
with that arguement, lets get out the marijuana, coke, heroin etc etc. lets not blame the coloumbians, afghans, morrocans etc

ah...no...we SHOULD blame them...they are, after all, foreigners- so it must be thier fault

Von Smallhausen · 22 Sep 2006 at 15:01

Col Nathan Jessop said:
Son, we live in a world that has walls. And those walls have to be guarded by men with guns.

@if ®afiq · 22 Sep 2006 at 15:06

I hope you weren't being serious with such a caveman quote.

Visage · 22 Sep 2006 at 15:07

Von Smallhausen said:

<outrageous pedantry>Jessup</outrageous pedantry>

Von Smallhausen · 22 Sep 2006 at 15:09

@if ®afiq said:
I hope you weren't being serious with such a caveman quote.

I am very serious, but perhaps not in the way you might think.

I find the arms trade as appalling as you do, but in principle and as much as I hate to admit it, it is a very true statement.

Von Smallhausen · 22 Sep 2006 at 15:10

Visage said:
<outrageous pedantry>Jessup</outrageous pedantry>

YOU'RE GODAMMNED RIGHT I CAN'T SPELL.

Visage · 22 Sep 2006 at 15:12

Von Smallhausen said:
YOU'RE GODAMMNED RIGHT I CAN'T SPELL.

How dare you stand there, with your faggoty 'Man of Honour' avatar and dare to tell me that I cant be outrageously pedantic?

Von Smallhausen · 22 Sep 2006 at 15:13

Visage said:
How dare you stand there, with your faggoty 'Man of Honour' avatar and dare to tell me that I cant be outrageously pedantic?

ROFL ROFL ROFL !!!!