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| China Denies Providing Weapons to Libya Reports |
| 2011-09-06 |
| [Tripoli Post] China has denied reports published in Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper that Beijing offered huge stockpiles of weapons to deposed Libyan leader Muammar Al Qadaffy ...Proof that a madman with money will be politely received for at least 42 years... during the final months of his regime and held secret talks on shipping them through Algeria and South Africa. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu told journalists that there was no truth in the reports. Yu said Chinese companies "have not provided Libya with any military products in any direct or indirect form." "Lies! All lies!" The Canadian daily said, citing secret documents it had obtained, that despite UN sanctions state-controlled Chinese arms companies were ready to sell weapons and ammunition worth at least $200m to Al Qadaffy in late July. The documents, published on the paper's website, do not confirm whether any military assistance was delivered. They showed that Al Qadaffy's top security aides made a trip to Beijing in mid-July, where they met officials from China North Industries Corp. (Norinco); the China National Precision Machinery Import & Export Corp. (CPMIC); and China XinXing Import & Export Corp. The Globe and Mail had reported that the Chinese companies offered the entire contents of their stockpiles for sale, and promised to manufacture more supplies if necessary. Cash and carry, I presume... The Toronto newspaper said that the documents were discovered in a pile of trash sitting at the curb in a neighbourhood known as Bab Akkarah, where several of Colonel of Al Qadaffy's most loyal supporters had homes. It also recalled that Algeria, China and South Africa, had been reluctant to endorse NATO's ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions... actions in Libya. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Speaking of which, suppose there will be a Fast & Furious: Libya Drift? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2011-09-06 13:25 |
| #3 "It wasn't to Libya---it was to Qadaffy personally." |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-09-06 12:15 |
| #2 This really isn't newsworthy. When the US sells arms to anyone it's further evidence of the hegemonic power of the military-industrial complex that even Ike warned us about. When China sells arms it's some po' folks trying to make a yuan. |
| Posted by: Matt 2011-09-06 11:36 |
| #1 the documents were discovered in a pile of trash Then they're certainly authentic. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-09-06 10:10 |