an old topic of this blog are weapons exports.
Germany, which gave so much the external restraint, which was installed after 1945, more than was in fact world politics for a long time again operated by weapons have been delivered in almost every crisis in the world.
Death was and is a master from Germany. We are the number three arms exporter in the world.
CDU governments, that Chancellor, which carry the "C" in party names were, and weapons programs can be highly cost was.
Helmut Kohl was alone in 1991 paid about 18 billion marks from the pockets of German taxpayers as a contribution to the U.S. war in Iraq.
18 billion, the de facto subsidies for Western arms industry were.
Officially, Germany, of course, committed to a policy of peace and acts as if the friendly arms International understanding is benign.
This is about as useful as the slogan "Fucking for Virginity."
have in 60 years all federal Defense of Republican history - even those who were themselves officers - meticulous care was taken to always appear in civilian clothes. In all circumstances, the defensive character of the German army are underlined.
Everyone should understand that the German military would never become independent again, but that it is a parliamentary army under strict control of the Democratic People's Representatives.
So it was until 2009. And then
Baron came from and to Guttenberg, the first Secretary of War since Albert Speer again attracted all manner of public riot gear and uniforms.
the pollsters impact on Catholics and seasoned staff sergeant in the reserve Guttenberg are known.
Catholics and weapons - that has always fit.
enthusiasm for German weapons programs was the Roman Catholic Church in Germany has never embarrassed and still show military bishops only to happy to kill utensils of all kinds
war Guttenberg, who plans his own popularity with military precision, and especially to all the politically controversial Things strictly secret of his opinion is on a subject very research - the arms exports is close to his heart. And what could be perverted and dangerous than oil to pour into one of the hottest conflicts on the planet?
is meant increasing the saber rattling between the two nuclear states India and Pakistan, who hate each other like the plague and of which at least one state is highly unstable.
Right here now grätscht into the German political idol Guttenberg and makes all sorts of efforts to sell India fighter €.
"Zu Guttenberg out of control" can be reported the links correctly.
"The defense minister is living proof that in Germany a real control of arms exports in fact does not exist," said Jan van Aken at the Armor advertising Guttenberg in India, where he met with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the sale of 126 € Fighter fighter jets worth 7.3 billion euros negotiated. The Vice-Chairman of the Group of The Left continues: "India is not only a dangerous period of conflict with Pakistan, but also lies in a highly dangerous region of conflict. From these reasons, an arms export to German arms export guidelines prohibited. Moreover, India is a nuclear state, but not a member of the Non-Proliferation Treaty. For that reason alone have arms exports to India are excluded. If the Minister is now also toying around with marketing images from the Euro-fighter cockpit, he has fallen completely out of control.
A sale of combat aircraft to India would drive the series of dirty weapons sales from Germany to all over the world to the extreme. The Federal Government ignores every day all the restrictions it has imposed on itself, imposed only on paper: No weapons in crisis areas, no weapons to human rights abusers, no weapons to countries that international arms control . Refuse However, Germany is now the third largest arms exporter in the world. "
( Linksfraktion.de 10/02/2011)
The Left is not alone in this opinion.
Gernot Erler speaks of "Minister to Guttenberg's questionable sales show"
Defense Guttenberg tries abroad as the top German trade representative in terms of arms exports. The trip to Bangalore for the Indian air show may be for Guttenberg personally more comfortable than having to face uncomfortable questions in Berlin in connection with unexplained deaths in the armed forces. [...] India and Pakistan are for over six decades in an unresolved conflict over the Kashmir region. Regularly leads to bloody battles in the border area. Tens of thousands of lives has already demanded this conflict. Kashmir remains one of the most dangerous regions in the world. Nowhere else in the world such a real risk of war between two nuclear powers in the region.
Against this background the proposed sale of 126 € fighters to India, the Defense Minister to Guttenberg forward during his visit will, not a contribution to peaceful conflict resolution, but the escalation.
It shows once again how easily these federal government with the very restrictive formulated German Ruestungsexportrichtlinien deal, under which shipments are prohibited in areas of tension.
(SPD parliamentary group PM 132, 09 February 2011)
It can only laugh at the minister of war and called the allegations derogatory "Murmelei.
Katja Keul mocks the Greens "Guttenberg has discovered the arms export promotion for the"
now has found Mr. Guttenberg's arms export promotion for themselves. He has embarked on an advertising campaign to India to advertise there, € Fighter combat aircraft. [...] reflects this policy of export promotion of a lack of farsightedness. The federal government has in the service of Armaments industry and put out their advertising unimpressed by regional tensions. This is clearly contrary to the German arms export guidelines to make the human rights and peace policy aspects in the foreground. Guttenberg should concentrate on his duties here in Germany. There are in the army to do enough. Its reform is far from cut and dried and the events in Afghanistan and on the Gorch Fock evidence of immense action. For auxiliary services of the defense lobby should have been no time.
(PRESS RELEASE NO. 0118 8 February 2011)
Baron zu Guttenberg, who is its gigantic Popularity is certain, cares a damn about the allegations from the opposition.
After his ministry has been subsidizing the Euro-Fighter Sale Show to benefit by EADS already tens of millions, he now wants to get even themselves in the fighter jet.
As the CSU politician on Thursday morning at Aero India, the largest arms fair in the subcontinent, told journalists DECLARE he will take this year as co-pilot in the new Euro-Fighter combat aircraft place. From today's test flight of Defense as a combat pilot in the context of an already held training flight will take place at the base of the Air Force Rostock-Lage. The 39-year-old has in the past Year in Munich completed the necessary tests and passed.
( The West 10/02/2011 )
Since one can only hope that there are also four-seater Fighter €, so that in the cockpit also has room for Johannes B. Kerner and wife Steffi is - you have the PR opportunities including full ausreizen
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