On 18 Sep, 15:54, "Lee" wrote:
> "Chris X"
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>>>> 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.
Well, no Middle-Eastern airforce has managed that so far, and Saudi
Arabia would be nowhere near the top of the list for having the
necessary training or experience to do so now. Though facts mean very
little to a rabid bigot like Cwissy.
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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.
Indeed.. poor Cwissy isn't vewy bwave :-( Even a kicking on usenet has
him running to teacher to tell..
/PK
