The Dark Trade

Last year(2004)world spent only 78.5 billion US$ on aid programs,while 01 trillion US$ was the huge amount spent on war-machines worldwide.
UK,claiming to be among the top countries providing aid to the poor
African nations,in fact is also one of the biggest arms supplier to the
continent,most of the African countries buying these arms are using it
against each other and for their own nationals too.
The annual sale by UK to these poor African countries have now reahed
upto 1 billion pounds.
Department of Trade and Industry(DTI) even granted export licences to
sell military equipments to world's least developed Nation like
Malawi,last year sell to this country was 3.6 million pounds.
Arm sells to the troubled country like Angola was 31 million
pounds,sells to South Africa reached 114 million pounds,to Nigeria was
35 million pounds.
Licences by DTI for arms export were also granted for countries like
Sudan,Eritrea,Ethiopia,Somalia,and Zambia,the most deprived Nations with
very poor Human rights record too.
In the name of commercial trade and export,UK,no doubt is playing a good
role in aiding more darkness to the future of the poor,dark continent.

Work done,responsibility over!

My "Masters" spent 162 US$ for my protection last year(2004,unfortunately,I was not aware of my "Masters'"such great kindness,till yesterday).
Dear Friends,your"Masters"too spended a good amount for defence and protection of each and every one of you(I don't know you are aware of such a act of great kindness by your "Masters" or not).
Yes; according to the newly issued report by"Stockholm International Peace Research Institute(SIPRI),Global military expenditure reached the Trillion(1.035)US$ mark in 2004.The share of USA alone in this spending is more than 47%.So,simply,last year the share of each individual belonging to the "VERY" clever Homosapien species was 162 US$ in this huge Trillion dollar amount.
In such scenario,I find myself unable to understand,where are we standing(at the edge of an end?)what are we doing?
May be this the time and subject to sign or write few more petitions,forwarded some messages like this or at-most participate in a peace rally.Work done,responsibility over.

Tears,Blood and Dollars

The bloody game is still on in Dafur(Sudan).Mr.Kofi Annan described the situation as "Heart Wrenching"after visiting the area and appealled the world for more donations to solve the crisis.African Union(AU)has asked for more than 460 Million US dollars,latest Military equipment and other supplies for its Peace Mission in the region.In this "Heart Wrenching" game,all the players and refrees are busy in the arena,but where are the real "Peace Strugglers"?

Fuelling Terror

According to a new report from the Arms Trade Resource Center based at World Policy Institute,New York,
United States has increased Arms supplies and sales to some of the World's most "Repressive and undemocratic regimes".These supplies are playing a fuelling role in world's burning conflicts like,Uzbekistan,Chad,Angola,Ethiopia,Colombia,Afghanistan.The report also claims that "Foreign Military Fund"(FMF-US's largest military aid program)is now touching the 6.0 Billion dollar mark,mostly provided to the countries where human rights violation is a common practice(and US law prohibits any arms deals with any such country).
So;in situation like this there rises a question in the mind of all those,believing in the welfare of the world that,is "Super Power"ending the terror or fueling it?