Chilean Navy purchase of Dutch frigates under scrutiny

Monday, June 13th 2011 - 12:30 UTC

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Weapons dealer Guillermo Ibieta will face questioning this week about a possible link between his company and four second-hand frigates purchased from the Netherlands for the Chilean Navy in 2005, according to Chilean daily La Tercera. Read full article

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GeoffWard
“I personally cannot comment on the specifics between the Dutch shipyard and the Chilean shipyard because it is a matter between two private companies, but this was essentially a government-to-government purchase.
There could not have been an intermediary.”

Oh, no?
How 'naive'!

Ever since (and before) the Russians sold off their armed forces after the collapse of the USSR,
and ever since (and before) the UK sold major arms packages to Saudi Arabia,
there have been middle-men.

Without middle-men the Governments themselves would be 'on the hook'.
And what Minister wants to be so hung?
Jun 13th, 2011 - 01:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Redhoyt
Always wanted to be a 'middle-man' ... now I'm just a man with a middle :-)
Jun 13th, 2011 - 03:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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lsolde
@2 Redhoyt,
l thought that living in Thailand would keep you fit.
Jun 14th, 2011 - 11:54 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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