British kit found in Hezbollah bunkers

The Times (U.K.) ^ | 08/21/06 | Bob Graham, Michael Evans and Richard Beeston

[John Jorsett]

The discovery led to a formal protest by the Israeli Government, after it was revealed that Britain had sold 250 night-vision systems to Iran in 2003 for use against drug smugglers.

Somehow the Times has managed to avoid mentioning that this was for a U.N.-sponsored anti-drug program. I'm sure it was just an oversight.

I wonder how many anti-drug ground-to-air missiles were sold to Iran?

[Cold Heat]

When the heck will the world understand that nothing these Middle Eastern and Aisian nut cases say is even close to resembling the truth.

They lie like rugs......All of them......

[ARealMothersSonForever]

The War On Drugs yields yet another HUGE dividend.

[KyHammer]

So, what you're saying is that muslims lie to infidels, right? If that don't just take the cake.

[taxesareforever]

Typical of western nations. Sell arms to the enemy on the pretext they are going to be used for good.

[SandRat]

Came from "Alphie's MOD Surplus & Second-Hand Store" in Liverpool.

[Gritty]

[forYourChildrenVote4Bush]

Off topic,

Is Coffee Anan a Muslim?

The UN has killed more people than it has saved, Rwanda, Darfour, Sudan...on and on....An probably now Israel...

[livius]

Wonder how much Kofi and his Kids made on the deal?

[Lurker]

I'm shaking my head mostly so I can avoid slamming it repeatedly into my desk.

L

[TeleStraightShooter]

The batch of 250 night-vision systems were given a special export license in 2003 because they were intended to be used by Iranian police trying to stem the flow of heroin and opium from Afghanistan into Iran.

How does this serve our national interests?
During the cold war the USSR helped such drugs get into our Republic for obvious reasons....

[Billthedrill]

When the export was agreed, Mike O’Brien, then Junior Minister at the Foreign Office, told the Commons: “The goods are for the use on the Iran-Afghanistan border against heroin smugglers.” He said there was “no risk of these goods being diverted for use by the Iranian military”.

Of course not. When this equipment is misappropriated it knows it and magically turns itself off.

Idiot.

[parisa]

As far as lying and deception goes EVERYONE has been doing it for some mysterious reason when it comes to Iran and the mollacratic rule. At the time when the news of the sale of the night vision equipment was leaked out all dissident Iranians were outraged and pleaded with the british to stop their support and bolstering of this regime. But all they got was the same lies about "cooperation" only in the drug trafficing sphere, as though the british intelligence was not aware that elements of the regime itself were responsible for the drug transfers through Iran to the rest of the world, or that they did not guess that the regime would use these devices in reality against its own people who were marching and demonstrating for their rights throughout Iran at that time.

[mass55th]

Besides doing other unseemly things, didn't Russia sell some kind of vision wear to Saddam before we invaded Iraq?

[ladyjane]

Typical of western nations.

Yeah, western nations are terrible. Middle Eastern states are much more honorable.

[VOA]

Another great Ramirez offering!
Thanks!!

[patton]

Yes, but at least one can count on the Russian stuff to not work.

[patton]

Russian Quality Control

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