German goods worth 226,2 million euro have already been shipped to Iraq in the first half of this year. Some of the official heavyweights in the export scene are the German electronics firm Siemens with medical equipment and energy distribution systems and carmaker DaimlerChrysler. Both are reported to rake in revenues worth double digit figures in the millions.
From military equipment sales talk it explains further that it is medical equipment and cars.
German exports are highly regulated. All this has gone through the UN administered program where the UN allows what equipment is to be imported in Iraq.
Anyway lets see what are the statistics for 1999 as we don't have any printed copies.
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As the Federal Statistical Office communicates, 1999 war weapons (after demarcation of the law over control of war weapons) in the total value of 2 844 Mill became in the year. DM from Germany implemented. That were 0.3 % of entire German export in the year 1999. The export of ships (1 894 Mill. DM) made two thirds of the German war weapon exports out (combat aircraft, warships, combat vehicles, weapons and ammunition); as consequence of intensified supplies of warships these exports doubled themselves in relation to the previous year more than (+ 113 %).
The predominant part of the war weapons (1 570 Mill. DM) was already supplied with, like in the previous years, to NATO and to NATO states on an equal footing. Under these 1999 was Turkey (645 Mill. DM), the Netherlands (385 Mill. DM) and France (141 Mill. DM) the principal clients. With on an equal footing the war weapons (1 274 Mill. DM), exported to outside of NATO and you the states, concerned it 1999 almost completely warships and/or parts of it. This applies in particular to exports into those the NATO not belonging of customer countries Israel (940 Mill. DM), Brazil (212 Mill. DM) and South Korea (117 Mill. DM).
The development of the war weapon exports in the years 1993 to 1999 is shown by the following table.
WELL THAT IS THE OFFICIAL DATA.
What is more important is the implementation of President Bush's policy of IF YOU ARE NOT WITH US YOU ARE AGAINST US.
Basically we see a start of propaganda against states that do SUPPORT the war on terrorism but DO NOT SUPPORT Imperialistic wars for the sole benefit of United States.
Don't post to me anymore.
Please explain how war on Iraq solely benefits the United States? Wouldn't it benefit us more to tell the rest of the world to go to hell, and take care of our own problems?
If all we wanted was cheap oil, we would happily lift the embargo and encourage Saddam Hussein to pump as much oil as he liked. Never mind his ruthless tyranny at home and his support for terrorism and suicide bombers abroad. Just keep that cheap oil flowing our way, Saddam old friend! How easy it would be. Germany and France and the rest of the Euro-trash would cheer.
But unlike Germany, this country pours out its blood and treasure for the liberation of other nations. We'll free the people of Iraq from slavery and terror, and protect the ungrateful Europeans from the same fate or worse later on down the road.
If the Germans really cared about the people of Iraq, they would have sent food to break the embargo. Instead, the hypocrites sold Saddam equipment for killing Jews. No wonder the Krauts don't want us to invade. We'd find too much proof of their duplicity.
We have nothing to learn from the lazy, corrupt, amoral, Jew-hating Huns. They should fall silent and let us get on with the job of keeping the world safe.
-ccm