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2016-08-25 Britain

Israel sold weapons to Argentina at height of Falklands War

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Posted by Bright Pebbles 2016-08-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 The point made by Israel at the time, and heaped with scorn by the Telegraph journalist, that the UK had similarly sold weapons to Israel's enemies,

Presumably not during the course of armed conflict. Maybe Israel will send shipments to China during a Sino-US clash on the basis of the same rationale.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2016-08-25 01:10|| 2016-08-25 01:10|| Front Page Top

#2 Is this article meant to be a redefinition of hypocrisy, wanking, or what ?

Posted by Besoeker 2016-08-25 08:20|| 2016-08-25 08:20|| Front Page Top

#3 Could be all three (hypocrisy, wanking, or what) but probably journalistic "wanking." (O.K., O.K., I just happen to like to say that word--it's one of those British words that says mothing and yet everything) There's a lot of journalistic wanking (another opportunity). going on right now.

Posted by JohnQC 2016-08-25 08:55|| 2016-08-25 08:55|| Front Page Top

#4 the UK had similarly sold weapons to Israel's enemies

But that not the same thing at all, is it?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-08-25 10:18|| 2016-08-25 10:18|| Front Page Top

#5 The Argies even had two Type 42 destroyers in their fleet.

Posted by Shipman 2016-08-25 10:34|| 2016-08-25 10:34|| Front Page Top

#6 So we do business with the Chicoms and they use the profits to build their own weapons. Hey, it's nothing personal. Just business.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2016-08-25 11:53|| 2016-08-25 11:53|| Front Page Top

#7 But when the nasty Jews do it, it's quite media worthy.

[sarc off]

Posted by Besoeker 2016-08-25 11:56|| 2016-08-25 11:56|| Front Page Top

#8 We give money to Iran and they repay us by funding Hezbollah and Hamas, both terrorists groups. We buy oil from the Saudis and they repay us by sending terrorists to take down the Twin Towers and crash planes into other buildings. I'm not saying it's right but lets say there are times we are myopic.

Posted by JohnQC 2016-08-25 17:40|| 2016-08-25 17:40|| Front Page Top

#9 No? so selling before 6 day war is better...

Posted by Tarzan Slailet2796 2016-08-25 17:50|| 2016-08-25 17:50|| Front Page Top

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