Puffin , director of communications at ammunisjonsprodusenten Nammo, claim the 17.10. that I portrayed a one-sided caricature of the defence industry.
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It has never been my concern to provide a broad analysis of the industry. I point out only that the government and industry tell us that we have “strict export regulations”, for then to export to some of the most scandalous regimes in the world. I points out that ethical considerations are embedded in the eksportregelverket not followed.
The most eklatante example are the later years, the export of military equipment to Saudi Arabia while the war in Yemen has been going on, as well as goods to Kuwait and The united arab emirates, who is also participating in the same war. One year ago, after repeated fade from critics, was ammunisjonssalget to the united arab Emirates cancelled.
After Saudi Arabia partering of a world-renowned journalist, was the sale to the sheikh-strength stopped. It was a “precautionary principle” could the minister of foreign affairs tell. I call it frekkhetens gift of god.
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We gave the yemenite menneskerettsforkjemperen Tawakkol Karman the nobel peace Prize with one hand, and military equipment to them which causes war in her country with the other.
Change the Lunde characterizes my presentation as a “one sided narrative”. He believes that the positive aspects of the defence industry means that we shall see through the fingers with the scandals?
If we can sell military hardware to Saudi Arabia while they wage war in a neighbouring country, who is it, then, we are not can sell to? The government reviews countries in the middle East as “emerging markets” and sales office in Abu Dhabi provides results. Kongsberg Gruppen lands milliardkontrakter with Qatar. When were these markets legitimate?
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