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Gold/Mining/Energy : TLM.TSE Talisman Energy -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Douglas V. Fant who wrote (1249)	6/18/2001 12:01:15 AM
From: Douglas V. Fant	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1713

Tomas, Two of the most despicable governments in the World are the NIF Government in the Sudan and the Red Chinese in Mainland China. Yeah, yeah, "the funds are put to peaceful purposes". Does anyone believe the bullshit that these two Governments relentlessly spew out? They make a fitting pair to work together: News Article by MENL posted on June 17, 2001 at 02:27:28: EST (-5 GMT) Sudan builds new weapons factories with Chinese help Middle East Newsline WASHINGTON, June 17, 2001 [MENL] -- Sudan has built three weapons factories with Chinese help in a drive to halt the rebel advance in the oil-rich south. A new report by British and Canadian organizations said the weapons factories were recently completed near Khartoum. The report said the factories engage in the manufacture of weapons and ammunition. The factories were believed to have been financed by Sudan's oil revenues. Sudan is said to earn at least $500 million a year from oil production in the south of the country. That revenue could double within two years if development of oil fields by Chinese and Western contractors is completed. "It appears, rather, that oil revenues received by the government are linked to increases in military expenditure," the report said. "For example, the Government of Sudan recently established, with Chinese assistance, three new factories for the manufacture of arms and ammunition near Khartoum." The investigation was conducted between April 8 and 27 by Georgette Gagnon, a member of the Canadian government-sponsored mission that visited Sudan in December 1999, and John Ryle, an Africa specialist who has focused on Sudan. The report says Khartoum has deployed attack helicopters to launch attacks against civilians around the oil fields, developed by Chinese and Western firms, and drive them out of the region of the Western Upper Nile. Some of the helicopter gunships operate from facilities built, maintained and used by the oil consortium. A leading partner in the consortium is the Canadian firm, Talisman Energy.