Canadian Military Components used in Israel’s War Against Lebanon
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By Richard Sanders, coordinator, Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade (COAT) and editor of COAT’s magazine, Press for Conversion!
Few Canadians realize that their country is one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of advanced war technology. Such is the power of the long-prevailing mythology that Canada is a great, global force for peace. However, many of Israel’s most-deadly, US-made weapons systems–now being used in air strikes against Lebanon–would not be able to function without hundreds of crucial, high-tech, electronic components supplied by Canadian war industries, and subsidized unwittingly by Canadian taxpayers. Here are three examples:
AH-64 “Apache” attack helicopter
Click above for a list of a 12 Canadian war industries that have provided parts and/or services for AH-64s.
Prime Contractor: Boeing (CPP investment = $71 million)
F-15 “Eagle” tactical fighter/bomber
Click above for a list of 21 Canadian war industries that have provided parts and/or services for F-15s.
Prime Contractor: Boeing (CPP investment = $71 million)
F-16 “Fighting Falcon” multi-role fighter/bomber
Click above for a list of 18 Canadian war industries that have provided parts and/or services for F-16s.
Prime Contractor: Lockheed Martin (CPP investment = $27 million)
The above links will bring you to some original research by the Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade on Canadian components in these weapons systems.
These links also contain other data on these weapons delivery systems, such as:
* their use in dozens of previous wars, invasions, regime changes and bombardments, etc.
* their use in entertaining children during “performances” at Canadian “air shows,” and
* Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) involvement. (In 2001 and 2002 alone, the CCC brokered $7.5 million in Canadian exports for AH-64s, F-15s and F-16s.)
Hi PG!
Sorry so long in responding to your comment over at Doug’s. Been very busy. Finally catching up a little and wrote back.
Kindest regards,
-Jack