Australia Sells Weapons to UAE: Who Cares About Sudan?
Australia is busy touting its defense wares at the Dubai International Airshow, having shipped nearly $300 million in arms to the UAE over five years. The UAE, for its part, denies sending these deadly toys to Sudanese paramilitary groups. (Because denials always make it true, right?) It's the classic arms dealer's shrug: we just make 'em, don't ask where they end up. This isn't some rogue
operation, but a state-sanctioned endeavor, with former military officers lending 'credibility' to these death peddlers. We're asked to lament the 'potential' for atrocity, never mind the guaranteed profits. How many times must we pretend shock when weapons sold by 'responsible' nations fuel conflicts they later condemn?