'저는 그들의 땅을 지키기 위하여 싸웠던 인디안들의 이야기를 기억합니다. 백인들이 그들의 신성한 숲에 도로를 만들기 위하여 나무들을 잘랐습니다. 매일밤 인디안들이 나가서 백인들이 만든 그 길을 해체하면 그 다음 날 백인들이 와서 도로를 다시 짓곤 했습니다. 한동안 그 것이 반복되었습니다. 그러던 어느날, 숲에서 가장 큰 나무가 백인들이 일할 동안 그들 머리 위로 떨어져 말과 마차들을 파괴하고 그들 중 몇몇을 죽였습니다. 그러자 백인들은 떠났고 결코 다시 오지 않았습니다….' (브루스 개그논)





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Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Text Fwd: U.S. Approves Sale of Anti-Sub Planes to India

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=3993981&c=ASI&s=TOP
U.S. Approves Sale of Anti-Sub Planes to India
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Published: 17 Mar 13:59 EDT (17:59 GMT)

WASHINGTON - Washington has approved the sale to India of eight Boeing anti-submarine aircraft, a $2.1 billion transaction which would be the largest ever sale of U.S. arms to India, the State Department said March 17.

"The Department of State has notified Congress of the potential sale of eight P8i long-range maritime reconnaissance, anti-submarine warfare aircraft to the government of India," State Department spokesman Robert Wood told reporters.

"The U.S. government is prepared to license the export of these items, having taken into account political, military, economic, human rights and arms control considerations," he said.

The sale is in keeping with India's drive to modernize its military. The Indian military plans to hand out contracts worth $50 billion by 2018.

India, which has tense relations with fellow nuclear-armed neighbor Pakistan, currently is mostly outfitted with military equipment from the former Soviet Union.
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