COULD YOU BELIEVE….HUNGER IS ON THE RISE.HOMELESSNESS IS ON THE RISE.FAMINE AND DISEASE IS RISING.POVERTY IS ON THE RISE.WITH THAT SAID ,WEAPONS SALES ARE RISING FASTER THAN THE TEMPERATURE IN THE SAHARA DESERT.COUNTRIES THAT CAN HARDLY FEED THEIR POPULATION CAN SEEM TO FIND BILLIONS ON WEAPON SALES.LOOK AT INDIA,WITH A POPULATION OF 1.1BILLION A VAST MAJORITY (900,000,000MILLION) ARE LIVING IN ABJECT POVERTY ON LESS THAN A DOLLAR A DAY.YET THEIR GOVERNMENT CAN SOMEHOW FIND 38BILLION DOLLARS TO BUY WEAPONS WHILE MOST OF THE COUNTRY HAVE NO TOILETS NOR SEWAGE SYSTEMS NOR EVEN ELECTRICITY.
LOOK AT AMERICA ,THE NUMBER 1 BUILDER AND SELLER OF THESE DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES.SHE NO LONGER PRODUCES ANYTHING WITH ANY MEANING ,PURPOSE ,NOR FUNCTION OTHER THAN WEAPONS OF WAR.THESE PRODUCTS ARE TO INTIMIDATE,DESTROY,ENHANCE POWER,OR TO TAKE LIVES…
THIS IS REALLY SHOWING WHY GOD HIMSELF HAS TO REMOVE THIS CIVILIZATION;”Despite Recession and Spending Cuts, Sales of US Weapons Soar
Study Shows US Claims Vast Majority of Global Arms Market
by Jason Ditz, September 06, 2009
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According to a new Congressional study the United States claimed the vast majority, 68.4 percent, of all worldwide arms sales last year. With an estimated $37.8 billion in weapons sales in 2008, the US had a tenfold edge over its closest competitor, Italy.

Though the report noted that the overall global arms market had dropped significantly over the past year, which was likely attributed to the global recession, the US saw a significant increase in not only its percentage of the market but in overall sales, as competitors like Russia saw their sales cut dramatically.

The US export trade market has soared in the past decade in the face of international instability. In 2001 the United States exported only $4.5 billion, which at the time was enough to earn it only a close second place behind Russia ($4.9 billion).

Next year looks to be another banner year for US weapons merchants, as the administration has already cleared a $2.1 billion sale to India, roughly double the amount sold there in 2008.”