Reply #5: Tin men dont have hearts...Maybe he could ask the man behind... [View All]

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..the curtain. The great Oz Cheney. Where has Cheney been anyways?

I know Rumsfeld behind the storm caused by the "Hillbilly Armor" bogus story to squeeze another $80 million out of congress, flew to India and Pakistan(mortal enemies) to sell arms.Nukes even... India was furious when they found out that Rummy was also selling arms to their enemy Pakistan. $15 billion over 5 years. India thought they were the only ones doing business.


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But just hours before Rumsfeld's arrival, Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh, in an address to the Indian parliament, pointedly expressed his country's displeasure at the prospect of US arms sales to Pakistan, reports the BBC.
'We have pointed out that the supply of arms to Pakistan at a time when the India-Pakistan dialogue is at a sensitive stage, would have a negative impact," Mr. Singh told the lower house.

Officially, Rumsfeld did not respond to Mr. Singh's warning and he "did not mention anything about America's decision to supply $1.5 billion worth of arms to Pakistan over the next five years," says the Times. He did say that the US has yet to make a decision on the sale of F-16s to Pakistan and that the Congress must assess the move, along with sales of surveillance aircraft and anti-tank missiles.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1209/dailyUpdate.html