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2008-04-25 Africa Subsaharan

China says arms bound for Zimbabwe to be recalled

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Posted by Steve White 2008-04-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 "We have been very responsible and cautious with regards to weapons exports."

They must pay their PR guys a whole hell of a lot of money so their heads don't explode when they say stuff like this.

And it is for the same reasons that I think it would be OK to deliver nukes to Taiwan and Tibet to use at their discretion.

They didn't tell you that hosting the Olympics would be a double-edged sword, did they?

Posted by gorb 2008-04-25 06:22|| 2008-04-25 06:22|| Front Page Top

#2 They were being recalled anyway, because of ah...uh...lead...lead...yes, lead paint. That's the story. The head of Collective #13 Tractor and Kalashnikova Revolutionary Medium Industries is being investigated for improper application of finishes. The shipment constitutes important evidence in the forthcoming disappearance of one of the factories petty bureaucrats.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-04-25 09:19|| 2008-04-25 09:19|| Front Page Top

#3 time for that ship to hit one of those numerous uncharted nuclear powere SSN 'reefs.'

Posted by USN,Ret. 2008-04-25 14:48|| 2008-04-25 14:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Or a responsibly manufactured Chinese mine.

Posted by gorb 2008-04-25 15:41|| 2008-04-25 15:41|| Front Page Top

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