Posted on 11/28/2005 9:21:41 AM PST by kronos77
Serbian Factory Bombed By NATO To Make Arms For US Company Agence France-Presse Wed, 19 Oct 2005, 08:12
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Belgrade: A Serbian factory bombed by NATO in 1999 is to make arms for US weapons manufacturer Remington in a contract worth 3.2 million dollars (2.6 million euros), a report said Tuesday.
Zastava Arms of Serbia and Remington signed the agreement in Kragujevac, 120 kilometers (72 miles) west of Belgrade, for the supply of the weapons in 2006, the private Beta news agency reported.
The arms would be sold under the joint brand name "Remington-Zastava" in a contract for 24,000 carbines and small-calibre sporting rifles and arms, with the first shipment to be made in January.
The NATO military alliance, including the United States, bombed the Zastava factory several times during a campaign aimed at ending a 1998-1999 crackdown by then Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic's forces against Albanian separatists.
The Zastava company is known also for its automobile production and recently signed a deal to build cars for giant Italian automaker Fiat.
Business is business.
Well, Serb guns are good I think.
I wonder if we'll send those same arms to the Kosovo Albanians...
I always thought bombing the Yugo factory was the crowning touch of the 1999 war.
The whole war with Serbia was a Clinton fiasco.
We should either
a) never have become involved; or
b) helped to make sure Islam didn't get a foothold in Bosnia where it has since been recruiting more terrorists.
Zastava used to produce AK-47 and clones en-masse. Yugoslav built AKs are used all over the world.
In similar news "Japanese Factory Bombed by Allied Forces to make cars for US consumers..."
So what?
It seems to me that the headline is trying to imply that the U.S. bombed the factory for just this reason...of course there is no notation of dates in the headline to make it more clear...
The Former Yugoslavia definitely builds better firearms than cars.
Interesting.
Clintonians bombed factory cause "It produced guns that are killing Albanians".
Now, US is investing it those same guns?
Well, you know what they say:
You buy only prooved-in-field stuff
:)
Waht sould I do to post pic?
US bombed factory IS to build guns for USA, I saw it like this.
Can't help you there. Beyond my technical skills.
I completely agree with you!
http://www.zastava-arms.co.yu/images/vojni/cz999/4.jpg
http://www.zastava-arms.co.yu/images/civilni/pistolji/11911.jpg
http://www.zastava-arms.co.yu/images/civilni/lovacki_karabini/14103-14303.jpg
http://www.zastava-arms.co.yu/meni/revolveri/1_01.jpg
http://www.zastava-arms.co.yu/meni/revolveri/1_11.jpg
Maybe US troops would like to have this one:
http://www.zastava-arms.co.yu/images/vojni/m21/9.jpg
http://www.zastava-arms.co.yu/images/vojni/m21/12.jpg
This one is for US civill market also:
http://www.zastava-arms.co.yu/images/vojni/m93/4.jpg
http://www.zastava-arms.co.yu/english/civilni.htm
http://www.zastava-arms.co.yu/english/civilni.htm
http://www.zastava-arms.co.yu/english/civilni.htm
Perhaps one of these links to the factory?
Great job you beat me to it.. and better too.
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