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Group: uk.politics.misc · Group Profile
Date: Sep 18, 2007 15:54
"Chris X" yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:19OdnbjQX-mASnLbnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@giganews.com...>> On 18 Sep, 11:39, parri...@ yahoo.com wrote: >>> On 17 Sep, 16:55, Andy googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> Ok, so it's Eurofighters sold to Saudi. But what's the difference?
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>>>> Is Saudia Arabia a secular state or an Islamic fundementalist one?
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>>> Basically, it's run by an erstwhile bandit tribe who
>>> ensure that the wealth stays with the wealthy. Note that the main
>>> OPPOSITION in Saudi are the Wahabis - the incumbent regime most
>>> certainly isn't fundamentalist enough for the the fundamentals, ebven
>>> though th econstitution is nominall based on the Koran.
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>> Saudi Arabia sits on the biggest lake of oil in the world. At this
>> moment in time, its government, regardless of its nature, is friendly.
>> That should always weigh heavily in such deliberations. If certain
>> hostile factions present in that region were to prevail then that
>> situation could well change.
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>> For those reasons alone it is legitimate to sell arms ot Saudi Arabia.
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> I hope one day those jets will be blasting "Israeli"'s guts out through
> their own arses.
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That will certainly be very nice for you. Just like in the song 'The bravery
of being out of range' by Roger Waters.
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