07 October, 2011

There's Always Money For Arms

If you think the Occupy Wall Street folks have it bad with the pepper spray, then check out Greece. The cash-strapped government there busted out its Visa card and is buying some tanks - from us.

According to information of the “Hellenic Defence & Technology” magazine, the U.S. authorities approved to grant 400 M1A1 Abrams tanks to the Greek Army, which will include options between simple refurbishment – worth tens of millions dollars for all the tanks- and upgrading to a higher level of operational capability, with a higher corresponding cost.

Now, I don't know what they're for, exactly, but I wouldn't be surprised if crowd control was among their uses.

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