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Offline Dowding

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« Reply #15 on: April 14, 2002, 01:31:36 PM »
Don't put words in my mouth.

I'm just interested in how big the kick-backs get, there wasn't a moral judgement in sight. ;)
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« Reply #16 on: April 14, 2002, 03:20:09 PM »
well from alot of reading seems like isaeli airforce is 90% us stuff but they had french stuff early on. and they domesticly produce some very nice modern equipment.

and i have a insight  to alot of egyptian aid, i use to work for continental grain as a ship coordinator. we shipped several ships a year of various grains they were one of our largest customers at hundreds of thousands of tons annualy.

i found this
" The US extends 655 million of annual economic aid to Egypt plus $ 1.3 billion in military aid"

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http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/020302/2002030245.html

seems a little crazy to give arms to israel and egypt at the same time, who knows mayby there is a reason. i wonder what form the military aid takes, couldent find anything on that.


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:in 1999, Egypt received a $3.2 billion grant from the United States to subsidize a major military moderization program. This grant has resulted in the sale of 24 top of the line F-16 fighter jets, 200 heavy tanks and 3 Patriot missile system fire units. Congressional approval of the sale of AMRAAM missiles to Egypt followed in 2000; to appease Israel, the terms of the sale stipulate that Egypt will not be allowed to deploy these missiles on their aircraft. High value purchases continue in 2001 with the sales of helicopters, missile patrol craft, three-dimensional radar systems, 26 MLRS and 50 Stinger Vehicle Universal Launchers. Egypt's coproduction agreements also allow it to manufacture American weapons, such as the M1A1 Abrams main battle tank, on Egyptian soil." some pretty nice stuff the same site says small arms are a large part of the aid,

 that is one buttload of m16s and 50 cals.

 cite http://www.fas.org/asmp/profiles/egypt.htm

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« Reply #17 on: April 14, 2002, 08:41:04 PM »
Haven't looked at it either but it wouldn't suprise me if the aid to Egypt didn't have its roots in the Camp David accords.

There always seems to be a need for a "carrot" to get folks to do the things even they realize need to be done.

It'll be the same when the bloodletting finally slows up this time. We'll be offering aid to anyone who'll promise not to kill someone else.. at least for a little while...
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« Reply #18 on: April 15, 2002, 12:22:03 AM »
Hm, Toad, how about sending some aid to Denmark?

After all, we're suffering here from the horrible weather.

I am sure 17 million a day would help.

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« Reply #19 on: April 15, 2002, 01:49:31 AM »
Did I mention how much it rained over here? It really gets me down.

$17,000,000 a day would really cheer me up. :)

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« Reply #20 on: April 15, 2002, 09:31:12 AM »
if you attack lichtenstine and setup a puppet state we will seriously consider it . you boys like f14s? or just a toejam load of tanks?

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« Reply #21 on: April 15, 2002, 09:41:59 AM »
You could give me $17 million.......but i would probably waste it on beer and pizza.:D
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« Reply #22 on: April 15, 2002, 10:29:45 AM »
How much money do they/ 'we' spend trying to keep our biggest cash crop out of our country.   how much money do we spend haveing planes shot down in colombia because they might! have drug runners on board ...
How much do we give to the ungrateful swine of the world; still no back-up from them, what do we get when we have earth-quakes,floods & buildings blowen up etc...  not much.
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crap is it the 15th?!