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To: Clappy who wrote (48609)	6/9/2004 11:34:39 AM
From: Crocodile	Respond to of 89467

And the real winners this year: Global Military Spending Soars in 2003 By MATT MOORE, Associated Press Writer STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Worldwide military spending rose dramatically in 2003, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said Wednesday, citing the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq as the main cause. According to the Stockholm-based think tank, military spending rose by 11 percent in 2003, or by $956 billion dollars. The group called it a "remarkable increase." The amount was up 18 percent from 2001 and 6.5 percent from 2002. continued at-- story.news.yahoo.com As the saying goes, "War is good business". Probably gives quite a nice kick to those employment and GDP numbers.