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tabatha

(18,795 posts)
Mon Apr 16, 2012, 10:48 PM Apr 2012

AI: Shocking Facts About Who’s Arming Human Rights Abusers

Just six countries export a whopping 74 percent of the world’s weapons, with the US making up 35 percent of the global total.

Treaties regulate the global trade of many products – even bananas and dinosaur bones – but not guns and bullets. We need a strong Arms Trade Treaty that will stop tools of death from getting into the hands of people like Syria’s Assad and Sudan’s Bashir who continue to brutalize their people.

In July, UN member countries will debate the adoption of a global Arms Trade Treaty. Take action to make sure they make the right decision — to keep weapons out of the wrong hands!



http://blog.amnestyusa.org/us/shocking-facts-about-whos-arming-human-rights-abusers-infographic/

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AI: Shocking Facts About Who’s Arming Human Rights Abusers (Original Post) tabatha Apr 2012 OP
Very good thanks for posting. nt limpyhobbler Apr 2012 #1
so the war on syria is actually a war on russia...interesting. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #2
The Syrian regime is killing it's citizens with Russian weapons. tabatha Apr 2012 #3
And the Saudi regime is killing its citizens with american weapons. The war in syria is a proxy HiPointDem Apr 2012 #5
Very interesting chart ! Didn't realize France was so in the mix. Disgusting. nt Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2012 #4

tabatha

(18,795 posts)
3. The Syrian regime is killing it's citizens with Russian weapons.
Wed Apr 18, 2012, 12:01 AM
Apr 2012

The West has not armed the Syrian rebels because they are terrified of a larger conflict.

 

HiPointDem

(20,729 posts)
5. And the Saudi regime is killing its citizens with american weapons. The war in syria is a proxy
Wed Apr 18, 2012, 12:10 AM
Apr 2012

war; it's about the russians, not the syrians.

same as it ever was.

and ps: i doubt very much that the 'west' has not supplied arms or other things to the syrian 'rebels'.

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