Britain revokes arms licences to Bahrain and Libya - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/bahrain/8335188/Britain-revokes-arms-licences-to-Bahrain-and-Libya.html)

"Britain said on Friday it was revoking more than 50 arms export licences for Bahrain and Libya where security forces have cracked down on protests and several people have been killed.

The revoked licences cover items such as tear gas and ammunition that could be used to suppress demonstrations.

A day after announcing a review of arms export licences to Bahrain, Britain's coalition government said it had "taken a decision to revoke 24 individual licences and 20 open licences" for the Gulf state.

Individual licences authorise a single arms sale while open licences cover multiple sales to a range of destinations."

i think this action is empty symbolism

the British, just like the USA, are one of the leading arms exporters to Middle East dictators and tyrant regimes

those British corporations can and will find a back door approach to keep the arms flowing

BTW - didn't Reagan find some way to get arms to the Iranians and the Contras even though such shipments were banned/illegal?

i think this action is empty symbolism

the British, just like the USA, are one of the leading arms exporters to Middle East dictators and tyrant regimes

those British corporations can and will find a back door approach to keep the arms flowing

BTW - didn't Reagan find some way to get arms to the Iranians and the Contras even though such shipments were banned/illegal?

There are still some who believe that govt leadership is going to do what they say they're going to do. Some born everyday. A lot born in the US in 2008.