don't trust the euro's... they consider america is a bigger danger to them than iran.
1 posted on
02/15/2007 10:10:27 AM PST by
rogernz
To: rogernz
These are 50 caliber sniper rifles, if anyone is wondering..
They are accurate at very long distances..a mile at least.
2 posted on
02/15/2007 10:13:16 AM PST by
Armedanddangerous
(The Coldest Blood Runs through my veins..you know my name..)
To: rogernz
3 posted on
02/15/2007 10:15:02 AM PST by
Sax
To: rogernz
To: rogernz
" for use by border police "
To do what????
To shoot over the border at US troops?
Hey wait a minute, didn't Austria say the same thing when they sold the gas to the Germans ????
5 posted on
02/15/2007 10:18:32 AM PST by
Robe
(Rome did not create a great empire by talking, they did it by killing all those who opposed them)
To: rogernz
So what. Our arms have found their way into conflicts all over the world too. What did USSR think when we were supplying arms to the Afghan rebels? Those same arms are now being used against us there.
8 posted on
02/15/2007 10:21:38 AM PST by
hophead
( "Enjoy Every Sandwich")
To: rogernz
Deny deny deny and make counter accusations.
The Austrian reaction was as predictable as the fact that these weapons would inevitably end up in the hands of Iraqi insurgents.
Deep down the Austrians simply don't care. Styer made a lot of money and was blessed off to do so by their government. No one will take their profits away.
10 posted on
02/15/2007 10:24:14 AM PST by
Red6
(Come and get it.)
To: rogernz
" and what happened to the rifles after they were delivered to Teheran ostensibly for use by border police was not the responsibility of her government"
They'll think that when some are used against their own citizens!!!
To: rogernz
To: rogernz
Hey, let's remember just who it was that sold F-14 Tomcats to Iran. Fortunately, it takes spare parts to maintain those and the source of those spares dried up rather quickly after the Iranian revolution.
15 posted on
02/15/2007 11:31:04 AM PST by
scooter2
To: rogernz
HEADLINE:
Austrian sniper rifles sold to Iran acquired by given by Iran government to insurgents in IraqThere. I fixed it.
21 posted on
02/15/2007 12:29:01 PM PST by
Gritty
(There is no escape from the war Iran is waging against us, intensifying every passing hour-M Ledeen)
To: rogernz
Steyr
wanted to sell in the US market, but stupid US import laws prevented it. Reality amounted to "let us sell in the USA, or we'll have to fill the Iranian order." As the US wouldn't budge, the company had to do business elsewhere.
Austria has no beef with Iran.
When you tell a foreign company (which needs sales to survive) "you can't sell here, and we don't want you to sell there", they tend to ignore you and go to where the buyers are.
A pity, as I want a Steyr .50!
23 posted on
02/16/2007 6:40:26 AM PST by
ctdonath2
(The color blue tastes like the square root of 0?)
To: rogernz
it ideot's are the greates danger to all!
To: rogernz
If Islam is the religion of peace and
Iran is totally in love with Islam - why -
would Iran need sniper rifles?
HMMMMMMMMMMM?
29 posted on
02/16/2007 5:32:29 PM PST by
Basheva
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