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2005-05-02 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

German company suspected of giving arms tech to Iran

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Posted by Steve White 2005-05-02 12:28:48 AM|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 When we find out about these sales we should kill the management of the companies. They might get the message then. Otheriwse they just keep doing it. Germany is a repeat offender.

Posted by Sock Puppet 0â Doom 2005-05-02 12:52:14 AM|| 2005-05-02 12:52:14 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Surely there are applicable export laws. If the goods sold violate the law, burn the bastards running the company. Same goes for any company anywhere. Period. Full stop. This is where our "accommodation" of Pervy and the World's Most Fucked Up Country" (tied with Somalia for the honor, IMHO) - think Khan and the point is clear - makes me ill and very pissed off at our own Govt.

If they don't, put Germany on the Terrorist Supporters list and start cutting every tie we have as fast as possible. Period. Full stop. If they don't take Iran's nuke program seriously, not to mention what they've promised to do with the first one they can deliver, then we should take steps to make it a bit clearer how we view supporting terrorists. I would think that Germany would've had its fill of being part and parcel to killing Jooos wholesale. That has been my impression for the last 50 yrs - and one reason why I always cut the German people some slack, though I find Schroeder and Fischer reprehensible.

The temptation is to make this all very complicated. It's not, actually. Either prove you're a good guy by doing the right thing when the choices are presented, or be bunched over in the corner with the bad guys. You can NOT have it both ways.

Posted by .com 2005-05-02 2:44:34 AM|| 2005-05-02 2:44:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 the more things change...

Posted by shellback 2005-05-02 11:44:49 AM|| 2005-05-02 11:44:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Of course there are applicable export laws. But in reality they only apply to a company that's not connected, and they all seem to be connected. More like the Japanese approach than the American one, y'see.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-05-02 12:03:25 PM|| 2005-05-02 12:03:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 German firms helping Iran now. German firms helped Iraq in the 90s and early 2000s.

Belgian firm helping Iran now (see elsewhere in RB).

I think a lot of shipments should start having "problems".

Posted by too true 2005-05-02 1:42:08 PM|| 2005-05-02 1:42:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 The distance from Iran to Germany is less than 2000 miles. The Sahaab4 (TaePongDong1 variant) and Shahab6 (TaePongDong2 variant) have ranges from 1800-2700 miles with a nice 1 ton payload. Congratulations on helping the Iranians build their outdoor German incinerators.

Posted by ed 2005-05-02 1:58:49 PM|| 2005-05-02 1:58:49 PM|| Front Page Top

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