It was horrifying to hear the other day that the Russians may have been selling banned weapons technology to Iraq.
Interestingly, Moscow denies it and claims the US and its allies have been engaged in similar practices with, for example, Iran. http://www.sfgate.com/cgibin/article.cgi?f=/news/a/2003/03/25/international072 0EST0514.DTL Thinking about our mercenary corporations like KBR and DynCorp, I'm wondering if this doesn't amount to a quarrel over "free trade." After all, if you really believe in "the hidden hand" without "the hidden fist", why not allow all sorts of weapons to be traded for whatever profits are to be reaped? And when you think about the way IMF and World Bank policies have amounted to their own sort of free trade "weapon of mass destruction", a little GPS jamming and some nightvision goggles barely seem worth getting upset over. The gas-centrifuge to Tehran does seem to be "pushing the envelope", but what would you expect from the Enron version of the Pentagon. terry provost 2454 Professor Ave. Cleveland, OH 44113 (216) 687-0703 Welcome to the Cleveland Non-Violence List Serve. Visit our web-site at www.clevelandnv.org Please remember to post in plain text and post only the essential text (do not forward messy messages or webpages.) The Cleveland Non-Violence Network is the listserve of activists in the Cleveland area committed to a non-violent, justice-based response to terrorism and promoting peace nationally and internationally. To post a message, send an e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, send a blank e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If friends want to subscribe, tell them to send an e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To read this list on the web, please visit: http://www.topica.com/lists/ClevelandNV Wendy Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Moderator ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84CHQ.bdsLNU.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html ==^================================================================
