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2005-11-24 Europe

US threatens to block Â£890m Spanish arms sale to Venezuela

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Posted by Captain America 2005-11-24 01:33|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 sez more about our "increasingly fraught" relations with Zappy and his ilk

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-11-24 01:45|| 2005-11-24 01:45|| Front Page Top

#2 The pain in Spain falls mainly on its planes.

Posted by Zenster 2005-11-24 02:41|| 2005-11-24 02:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Maybe they shoulda thunk a bit better about this, and some other things.

Posted by Mahou Sensei Negi-bozu 2005-11-24 04:57|| 2005-11-24 04:57|| Front Page Top

#4 You're on the list Zen.

But hell, let Spain sell the stuff, it's not like it'll work in 2 years.

Posted by Shipman 2005-11-24 07:33|| 2005-11-24 07:33|| Front Page Top

#5 It might, if it comes with US-trained technicians from Spain. And in the meanwhile, it will give Chavez' takeover of Latin America a big boost - especially destabilizing Columbia.

Posted by lotp 2005-11-24 08:45|| 2005-11-24 08:45|| Front Page Top

#6 where do the corvettes fit into this pic?

Posted by Jerelet Thineling2988 2005-11-24 09:27|| 2005-11-24 09:27|| Front Page Top

#7 #6 'where do the corvettes fit into this pic?' there for chavez and pals to hot rod round the streets looking cool! :)

Posted by Glavins Glereting2921 2005-11-24 12:06|| 2005-11-24 12:06|| Front Page Top

#8 hi-way 66

Posted by Red Dog 2005-11-24 12:07|| 2005-11-24 12:07|| Front Page Top

#9 The EADS CASA C-295 is like a junior sized Herculese C-130 (about half the payload). Looks like a neat plane. I'm sure that Spain is looking at this deal as a good source of foreign exchange. Damn the consequences. Then the US has to clean up the messes that Hugo will make with them. *sigh*

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2005-11-24 12:42|| 2005-11-24 12:42|| Front Page Top

#10 It might be more than that, AP. Zapatero and Chavez are getting chummy and both want to hurt the US and its influence in Latin America.

Re: corvettes, I suspect it's not the car he's buying but a patrol boat a little smaller than a destroyer, fast, well-suited both for attacks on neighboring countries and on subs that get close to Venezuela.

Posted by lotp 2005-11-24 12:52|| 2005-11-24 12:52|| Front Page Top

#11 You're on the list Zen.

Promises, promises, Ship.

(Warmest regards on this Thanksgiving.)

Posted by Zenster 2005-11-24 22:39|| 2005-11-24 22:39|| Front Page Top

#12 Let Spain sell them. Just shoot them down/sink them when they are delivered.

Don't admit doing it, even if CNN videos the whole thing. Just deny it and laugh while doing so.

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