Arms and the Corrupt Man

      It's been one government rant after another, but it's just impossible to put away this feeling of fear and suspicion. I love how the government prosecutes those who act illegally, but then turns around and does something illegal! "Governments protect corrupt and dangerous arms dealers as long as they need them and then throw them behind bars when they are no longer useful." When it comes to dealing arms, our government likes to associate with less than credible characters. The resent arrest of Victor Bout, illegal arms dealer that supplied weaponry. His clients included, among others, the Liberian dictator Charles Taylor, the Northern Alliance and then the Taliban in Afghanistan, a number of the protagonists in the Balkans, the Angolan government and its mortal enemy the Unita rebel movement, the Democratic Rpublic of the congo, AND the U.S. They United States knew that using him was a legal offense, punishable by law. But when it comes to our government, who enforces and praises the law, they have no problem calling something illegal and then turning around and doing it. That's just a tad hypocrytical....don't ya think? They turn a blind eye to illegal activities as long as they are recieving some benefit. The very second the government's wants and needs are satisfied however, it brings down the full force of the law on the criminals who they had employed. That's it...I can't take this anymore! I'm packing up and moving to Australia. The government can kiss this citezan goodbye!
    The author of the article "Arms and the Corrupt Man" by Andrew Feinstein was very straight forward and to the point. The article was not a rant (which I apolagize in advance for making it seem like it was one), it was simply stating facts and giving suggestions on how to correct the way our government deals with distributing arms. Feinstein relied heavily on logos. Andrew made it clear that he was not supportive of how the government was running things, but he wasn't completely anti-government either, "Until then, the arms trade will remain hidden behind a veil of national-security-imposed secrecy, continuing to undermine democratic accountability, the rule of law and sometimes even the very national security it is meant to bolster." I've read one too many controversial articles about our government I guess. It's really not JUST our government though, most governments around the world are no better. This isn't just a national problem, it's world wide.

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