30.08.2005, 21:00
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Zitat:Switzerland Freezes Armored Vehicle Deal with Iraq:bonk: die lieben schweizer ....
Switzerland said Aug. 15 that it would freeze a deal to send armored personnel carriers to Iraq until Baghdad guaranteed that the vehicles would not be used in combat operations.
Economics Minister Joseph Deiss has ordered his staff to ensure that the 180 APCs will only be used for “police services, border protection and transport of material” before giving approval for the sale, a ministry spokesman said. [...]
But Swiss media, citing the specialized U.S. outlet Defense Industry Daily, reported that the M113s were planned to form the core of a new armored division of the Iraqi army, alongside Hungarian-made T-72 tanks.