SubtleBlade ⚔️Jun 20, 2024

Activists tell #UK #ArmsMakers they may face #CriminalLiability over sales to #Israel

Campaign groups write to 20 firms warning of potential #WarCrimes for roles in production of #F35 fighter jets
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/20/activists-tell-uk-arms-makers-criminal-liability-sales-israel
#IsraelHamasWar #Palestine

Activists tell UK arms makers they may face criminal liability over sales to Israel

Campaign groups write to 20 firms warning of potential war crimes for roles in production of F-35 fighter jets

The Guardian
Andrew ThompsonOct 25, 2023

Revealed: Parliament’s All Party ESG group is bankrolled by firms who paid out billions for fraud, tax and environmental breaches,
via, DemocracyForSale

#Green #MP #CarolineLucas says she quit after learning about #APPGroup's funding from #armsMakers and ‘law-breaking #accountancy firms’

https://democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-parliaments-esg-group-bankrolled?utm_medium=email&utm_source=multiple-personal-recommendations-email

APPG on ESG funded by firms that paid out billions for breaches

All-party parliamentary group on environmental, social and governance has received hundreds of thousands of pounds from funders including BAE Systems and KPMG

Democracy for Sale: Peter Geoghegan’s Substack
Poetry NewsDec 18, 2022

War in Ukraine
Russia and China threats rise
Spending on defense grows

#defense #military #armsmakers #haiku #poetry

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/18/us/politics/defense-contractors-ukraine-russia.html

Military Spending Surges, Creating New Boom for Arms Makers

The combination of the war in Ukraine and concern about longer-term threats from Russia and China is driving a bipartisan push to increase U.S. capacity to produce weapons.

The New York Times