UK CONTINUES MILITARY EXPORTS TO IRAN

menewsline.com ^ | 10/08/2005

[F14 Pilot]

LONDON [MENL] -- Despite concern over Iran's nuclear program, Britain continues to approve the export of military and security equipment to the Islamic republic.

Officials said the government of Prime Minister Tony Blair has approved the sale of non-lethal military and security equipment to Iran. They said the exports were approved after Teheran pledged not to use the equipment for the military.

"We don't see our concern over the nuclear program as being connected to other Iranian missions which we have seen as vital," a British official said.

In mid-September, the government approved an export of body armor for Iranian security forces. Officials said the armor would be supplied to Iranian forces along the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

[Texas_Jarhead]

"They said the exports were approved after Teheran pledged not to use the equipment for the military."

How in the hell could someone really believe that?

[F14 Pilot]

Ask Jack Straw!

[Americanwolf]

Every time I hear the name Jack Straw i keep on having the Grateful Dead song of the same name come to mind...

On a more serious note... after all the flack that the Brits have put up about Iran supporting the terrorist in Iraq.. I am not sure I understand why they are doing this?.

[sure_fine]

"They said the exports were approved after Teheran pledged not to use the equipment for the military."

that is one VERY DANGEROUS oxymoron

[KarinG1]

Am I the only sane person left in this world? If the crackheads down the street try to buy body armor from me, promising to use it for only peaceful purposes, I'm still not going to sell it to them. You'd think the leader of a major world power would have more, not less, good sense than I have.

[F14 Pilot]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1499297/posts

[Flavius]

Wish Iran started to buy military equipment from france;

along with france military doctrine