The War of Terror is a Racket
Saudis’ Role in Iraq Frustrates U.S. Officials
One senior [US] administration official says he has seen evidence that Saudi Arabia is providing financial support to opponents of Mr. Maliki [Iraq prime minister]. He declined to say whether that support was going to Sunni insurgents because, he said, “That would get into disagreements over who is an insurgent and who is not.” Read more
db: Disagreements over who is an insurgent and who isn't? ... Blair justified the dropping of the British investigation into BAE/Saudi corruption on account of the latter's support in the middle east. Are British troops not being'sacrificed' in Iraq to prop up the government of Maliki?
The Bush administration is preparing to ask Congress to approve an arms sale package for Saudi Arabia and its neighbors that is expected to eventually total $20 billion at a time when some United States officials contend that the Saudis are playing a counterproductive role in Iraq.
The proposed package of advanced weaponry for Saudi Arabia, which includes advanced satellite-guided bombs, upgrades to its fighters and new naval vessels, has made Israel and some of its supporters in Congress nervous. Senior officials who described the package on Friday said they believed that the administration had resolved those concerns, in part by promising Israel $30.4 billion in military aid over the next decade, a significant increase over what Israel has received in the past 10 years. Read more
One senior [US] administration official says he has seen evidence that Saudi Arabia is providing financial support to opponents of Mr. Maliki [Iraq prime minister]. He declined to say whether that support was going to Sunni insurgents because, he said, “That would get into disagreements over who is an insurgent and who is not.” Read more
db: Disagreements over who is an insurgent and who isn't? ... Blair justified the dropping of the British investigation into BAE/Saudi corruption on account of the latter's support in the middle east. Are British troops not being'sacrificed' in Iraq to prop up the government of Maliki?
"Our relationship with Saudi Arabia is vitally important for our country in terms of counter-terrorism, in terms of the broader Middle East ..." BlairU.S. Set to Offer Huge Arms Deal to Saudi Arabia
The Bush administration is preparing to ask Congress to approve an arms sale package for Saudi Arabia and its neighbors that is expected to eventually total $20 billion at a time when some United States officials contend that the Saudis are playing a counterproductive role in Iraq.
The proposed package of advanced weaponry for Saudi Arabia, which includes advanced satellite-guided bombs, upgrades to its fighters and new naval vessels, has made Israel and some of its supporters in Congress nervous. Senior officials who described the package on Friday said they believed that the administration had resolved those concerns, in part by promising Israel $30.4 billion in military aid over the next decade, a significant increase over what Israel has received in the past 10 years. Read more
WAR is a racket. It always has been.It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives.
A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of the people. Only a small "inside" group knows what it is about. It is conducted for the benefit of the very few, at the expense of the very many. Out of war a few people make huge fortunes. Read 'War is a Racket' by Major General Smedley D. Butler
posted by exoplanet at 2:50 PM
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