Rich countries 'fuel terrorism'

[NNN0LHI]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3138031.stm

The Malaysian prime minister has accused rich nations of fuelling terrorism by hawking their weapons to poor countries and waging wars "at the slightest excuse".

Mahathir Mohamad said: "Unable to win a conventional war, the weak have resorted to terror attacks."

"Governments may not approve of this, but there is no way the governments can discipline their angry and frustrated people," he told a peace conference in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur.

Dr Mohamad said developing nations were under huge pressure from rich countries to buy weapons even as the West criticised them for doing so.

"If there is no war then all these very expensive weapons would be a waste," he said.

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[OldEuropean]

1. War for profit

"If there is no war then all these very expensive weapons would be a waste," he said.

Exactly that is the reason why the politicans and certain unelected people with enough power and influence have not the slightest interest to solve the conflicts on this planet for real.

[Sheet22]

2. I don't think they have a concept of "for real".

If they knew what "real" was, then we wouldn't have gone to war in the first place. I think we all have the point pretty clear.

Very sad.:(

[JoFerret]

3. Right on the money

with the arms trade. The western governments blathers about peace and freedom while trading in death.