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To: JohnM who wrote (175086)	11/2/2011 6:49:59 AM
From: T L Comiskey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541077

Guns not butter...................... Ive heard..nothing has changed in the last year or so Despite crisis Greece continues weapons purchases By ASSOCIATED PRESS 05/28/2010 21:01 Greek arms expenditure highest in EU due to tension with Turkey. ATHENS, Greece — Turkish fighter jets streak past remote Greek islands, shattering the calm of sleepy villages and alarming residents and beach-going visitors alike. Greek warplanes are scrambled to intercept them, fighting mock air battles over the Aegean Sea. The violation of Greek airspace by Turkish warplanes is the most tangible — and frequent — indication of the long-standing tensions between neighbors Greece and Turkey. Although it has waned recently, it is this tension, which brought the two NATO allies to the brink of war three times since 1974, that Athens cites as the reason behind its massive military spending. But under its current financial crisis, there are increasing calls for this spending to be slashed. Ironically, some of the countries which have provided rescue loans to prevent Athens from being unable to pay back its debts — and who have been pushing for Greece to implement harsh austerity measures — also want the country to buy their expensive warplanes and ships.