Are French arms fuelling wars in the Middle East?
"To my knowledge, French weapons are not being used in any offensive in the war in Yemen. I do not have any evidence that would lead me to believe that French arms are behind the origins of civilian victims in Yemen," insistedEarlier this week, French NGO, Disclose , released a comprehensiveciting a leaked report from French military intelligence agency DRM highlighting the use of different French weaponry likely used against civilians in Yemen.
Parly later denies negotiating new deals with the Saudi-coalition, however, the report also cited a contract signed in December between Saudi Arabia and French government-owned weapons manufacturer Nexter Systems to deliver new armoured vehicles between 2019 and 2024. The report while making no grand claim points to worrying facts that certainly must be addressed by the highest levels of the French government.
Amnesty International noted, “French vehicles were not merely assisting the security forces, but were themselves tools of repression, playing a very active role in the crushing of dissent."The hypocrisy of Macron’s government is echoed elsewhere such as the United States, another large arms exporter to their partner Saudi Arabia. To formulate his position,said, “I don’t like the concept of stopping an investment of $110 billion into the United States.
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