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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Noel de Leon who wrote (115250)9/19/2003 11:33:26 AM
From: aladin  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Noel,

Even still when you look at those companies - you are looking at systems and electronics that could be (and probably were) used for weapons manufacture. Not weapons themselves.

We also sold a few bell helicopters that could have been converted for military use.

However, the air force was largely Soviet (some french) and the weaponry in the army was entirely Soviet. So when people make claims like 'we backed them 100%' that may be true, but it doesn't tell the whole picture.

Influence from Moscow was much larger through the late 80's than anything western. But they weren't a Soviet client either, just adept at playing the great powers off each other.

John
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