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'''Arms dealing''' is a secret and profitable profession. [[Arms Dealer]]s invariably have connections to [[intelligence agencies]] and operate with their protection, either covert or overt.
 
'''Arms dealing''' is a secret and profitable profession. [[Arms Dealer]]s invariably have connections to [[intelligence agencies]] and operate with their protection, either covert or overt.
==History==
 
In his groudbreaking 2011 book,  ''[[The Shadow World]]'', [[Andrew Feinstein]] states that [[Basil Zaharoff]] (1849-1936) was the first of the modern arms dealers.
 
 
==Misdirection of Controlled Media==
 
[[Gerald James]] wrote in 2007 that {{SMWQ
 
|authors=Gerald James
 
|date=2007
 
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|text=''[[Corporate media|The media]] talk glibly of '<nowiki/>''arms dealers''' as if private individuals and companies conduct business secretly and illegally. This is total nonsense. There are [[arms manufacturers]] and some middlemen or sales companies which are closely monitored by government. Occasionally there is news of some scandal which invariably involves some middleman or company disowned by his or its particular sponsor government due to embarrassment over policies and sales becoming public knowledge.  It is true, however, that sometimes even elected Ministers do not know what is going on as the deals and policies are made by unelected unaccountable senior civil servants and intelligence and security officers. A typical case is the £2bn [[Pergau Dam]] related [[Malaysia]]n defence deal. [[Secrecy]] is the road to [[corruption]] and the two are never far apart."''
 
|source_name=Document:Gerald James 2007 FOIA Appeal Statement‎
 
|subjects=Arms Dealing, secrecy, Pergau Dam
 
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==Deep State involvement==
 
==Deep State involvement==

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Interest of• Robert Dover
• Andrew Feinstein
• Mario Ferraro
• Global International Airways
• David Guyatt
• Susan Hawley
• Henry L. Stimson Center
• SDS
• Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Arms dealing is a secret and profitable profession. Arms Dealers invariably have connections to intelligence agencies and operate with their protection, either covert or overt.

Deep State involvement

Dealing in arms, like large scale drug trafficking, appears to be the exclusive preserve of deep state affiliates.

 

Examples

Page nameDescription
Bofors AffairA collective name for two deals in which the Swedish arms manufacturer Bofors was involved in, including smuggling and bribes.
Weapons manufacturerCompanies that produce weapons of war.

 

Related Quotation

PageQuoteAuthorDate
"National security"“Human nature being what it is, the MICC comprises avaricious individuals who seek to gain private benefit at public cost. But the idea that all the players knowingly conspire to mastermind so intricate a system is difficult to prove, and unnecessary. Instead corruption among defence contractors, Representatives in Congress and the military brass is standard operating procedure camouflaged by an incestuous labyrinthine system and the primacy of 'national security'. Not only do the corrupt actors need to be held to account but, as importantly, the system needs to be untangled.<a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a>
To further understand this entanglement. I met Chuck Spinney, a life-long Pentagon insider who experienced this labyrinth on a daily basis for over two decades. He produced a vast body of work explaining how the Pentagon really operates. His efforts culminated in the wrath of all the participants in the MICC but saw him featured on the cover of Time magazine.”
Andrew Feinstein2011

 

Related Document

TitleTypePublication dateAuthor(s)Description
Document:If War Is an Industry, How Can There Be Peace in a Capitalist World?Wikispooks PageVijay Prashad

 

Convicted of Arms trade

PersonBornNationalitySummary
Paul Sjeklocha9 October 1937USSpook
Arms Dealer
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