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British Government Accused of Appeasing Gadhafi

LONDON -- Britain's close relationship with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has come under attack from U.S. officials, human rights campaigners and victims of the Lockerbie bombing after the North African dictator ordered a brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters. Louis Susman, the U.S. ambassador in London,...

US Arms Sales to Egypt: What's on the Line?

As one of the top recipients of U.S. foreign military aid in the world, Egypt has a lot to lose if civil unrest spirals and the United States cuts off assistance that is used to fund weapons sales. So do U.S. arms manufacturers. Egypt this year is expected to receive $1.3 billion in foreign military financing from the...

US Arms Sale to Saudis Sends 'Message' to Iran

(Oct. 21) -- The Obama administration is authorizing the sale of more than $60 billion in fighter jets, attack helicopters and other materiel to Saudi Arabia, one of the largest arms deals ever and a package that includes a tacit "message" to Iran. The Pentagon's Defense Security Authorization Agency sent four formal...

Probe: US Arms Sales to Persian Gulf Lack Oversight

(Sept. 29) -- The U.S. State and Defense departments have authorized billions of dollars in arms sales to countries in the Persian Gulf without documenting how transferring Patriot missile defense systems, F-16 fighter jets and the like advances the national interest, a government investigation found. The Government...

Will Iran Ever Get Its Russian Super Missile?

(Nov. 19) -- With negotiations over Iran's nuclear program stalled and the United States pushing for a new round of sanctions, officials in Tehran are anxiously awaiting delivery of state-of-the-art Russian air defense missiles that could be used to protect the country's nuclear sites. At issue is the S-300, an advanced...

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02/21/11 The world's T100 arms producing companies skipped... Source: MercoPress This confirms the sustained trend of SIPRI Top 100 arms sales which experienced a 59.6% increase in real terms since 2002.