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2005-03-30 Europe

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-03-30 12:22:32 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "..... rifles could end up in the hands of Colombiaâs left-wing Farc rebels." But that is exactly the reason for buying them!

Posted by TMH 2005-03-30 7:55:51 AM|| 2005-03-30 7:55:51 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 "....Last week in Brasilia, U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld made manifest his concern over the consequences for the hemisphere if Venezuela were to go ahead with the purchase of 100,000 Russian Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifles. Rumsfeld thus publicly expressed the fear of the U.S. authorities that these weapons could end up in the hands of the FARC, the ELN, and other terrorist groups.

It is more than likely that, in private, the Secretary of Defense provided details confirming that the true intention of the Hugo ChÃ¡vez administration is to share weapons with subversive groups in neighboring countries and with groups that are in agreement with his revolutionary ideals. One such detail could be the fact that there are four models of Kalashnikov rifles, two of which are being used by the OTAN and other armies in different parts of the world, and two that are already obsolete and more than 20 years behind the times, technologically, which are being used by some third world armies and a large number of terrorist and subversive groups.

To everyoneâs surprise, Venezuela is acquiring the two obsolete models, which are compatible with rifles used by the FARC, the ELN, and other subversive groups, and, what is more, it is buying 100,000 rifles, 20,000 more than necessary, given that the National Armed Force has only 80,000 members. These two facts are viewed by observers as an indication that the Venezuelan government is thinking of sharing weapons with subversive groups in the region."

http://www.vcrisis.com/index.php?content=letters/200503291638

Posted by TMH 2005-03-30 8:05:19 AM|| 2005-03-30 8:05:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 A little dab of C-4 in the ammo works wonders...

Posted by mojo 2005-03-30 1:44:02 PM|| 2005-03-30 1:44:02 PM|| Front Page Top

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