Posted on 08/17/2008 3:23:35 PM PDT by kronos77
15 August 2008 Serbian defence officials denied selling weapons to Georgia, after Russia said assault rifles made in country’s arsenal Zastava were used in the recent conflict in South Ossetia.
A defence ministry official said the weapons were most likely sold to Georgia by one of the other former Yugoslav republics, such as Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The M70 assault rifle is an improved copy of former Soviet Kalashnikov AK47. Both share the same caliber of 7.62x39 mm, but the Yugoslav version has an integral rifle grenade sight and is of much better quality. --- n 2007, workers from Zastava Oruzje went on a months-long strike over the refusal of the Defense Ministry to allow 2.5 million euros-worth export of weapons to Armenia.
The permit was finally granted only after Russian experts verified that the shipment made of small arms and ammunition will not influence stability of the region, Gromovic said. "Georgia was not even contemplated as a customer," he said.
Meanwhile, the British Broadcasting Corporation quoted former Foreign Minister Vuk Draskovic, as saying that Russian helicopters and aircraft were targeted by Yugoslav-made heat-seeking surface to air portable missiles 9K32M or Strela-2M (NATO reporting name SA-7b "Grail" Mod 1).
“I was always claiming that it would be harmful to sell weapons to foes of Russia, our biggest ally,” Draskovic said as quoted.
Gromovic said he “was stunned by Draskovic’s statement” and dismissed it as “senseless.” The Strela-2M was manufactured in former Yugoslavia under a license and since 1984, the then military developed an improved version dubbed Strela-2M/A with better warhead, electronics and heat-seeking guidance system.
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U.S. Leftists have been arming Islamic Terrorists in the Balkans for years, get equally miffed.
Dictator Putin savage actions will eventually result in Russia’s destruction.
Last time Iw checked,
Oil Sheik snaps his fingers, and President of United States does rollover. With a smile on his face.
Every time!
Old TJ is off his meds last days, don’t pay much attention. That’s not for long. A keeper is already looking for him.
I said so because that's not first time, check this. I didn't know before our old TJ has such a good fantasy...
Oh snap!
Hey Joe: I realize you have a low IQ, but I was just wondering how long it took you to think to write those two sentences (above)?...Inquiring minds would like to know.
This was a new low for FR.
LOL
You make a lot of good points.
The US, historically, generally helps both friend and foe, post conflict. I was surprised when that incompetent drunk Yeltsin was allowed to roll around like a loose cannon, and it seemed that we were a little short on post conflict support considering that such a large entity (USSR) had to completely rebuild it's economic system without many experts available. The black market is not the same as the free market.
Russia and Eastern European nations have (since the industrial revolution) been the resources treasure trove of Western Europe, and the Westerners looked at the Easterners like Col. Sanders looks at chickens. Serbia/Kosovo was much more about keeping Eastern Europeans economically weak, than about oppressed Muslim immigrants, but, as you point out, Clinton was the Executive, so he executed, like a fool.
Establishing precedent like this cuts two ways, surprise, surprise.
I’ve seen that logic before: because Kosovo was wrong, Georgia is right. You need to fill me in on the Kremlin way of looking at things.
Neither was right, one just got the ball rolling and the US State Department is still trying to figure out how to remove it’s head out of it’s ass before Putin makes Condi look even more like a washed up has-been.
No, not really. Putin is (in reality) a head-of-state willing to use force, and Rice is a diplomat. The former wins every time.
Rice is not just a diplomat, she’s and advisor to the President and helps set policy.
Sure. I can imagine the Cabinet meeting now: “Mr. President, do as I say because Putin is making me look like a ‘washed up has-been.’” LOL
Nah, that’s Rumsfeld.
Have you suffered from BDS a long time? Tragic, that there is no cure.
BDS? You should lay off the mushrooms Spicoli, Mr. Hand is not here to talk you down.
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