http://www.rsicopyright.com/AP/content.html?id=D892669O0
Rewarding Iran's Drug Fight Concerns U.S.
Friday, March 25, 2005 - 07:14:48 PM
By The Associated Press
Iran is working to acquire body armor, high-tech communications and
satellite surveillance through U.N-sponsored programs for what it says
is its fight against drug smugglers. But Washington fears the
procurements _ along with legal and illegal arms purchases by Tehran _
could be used against its troops in the region.
A glance at the U.N programs and equipment:
_ Since 1996, Britain and France, in cooperation with the United
Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, have provided Iran with an
unspecified number of body armor vests, armor plates and night vision
goggles. The program also has sent advanced radio and other
communications equipment to Tehran
_ A proposal by Tehran to set up a U.N-funded regional satellite
network for surveillance of drug traffickers is on hold because of
U.S. and allied fears it could be used for surveillance of American
troops in Iraq, Afghanistan _ and ultimately Iran itself, should it
ever become a target. Diplomats say the draft has been shifted from
the U.N. office on outer space to the U.N. drugs and crime office,
both based in Vienna, Austria.
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