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Canadian Military Components used in Israel's War Against Lebanon |
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by Richard Sanders The Centre for Research on Globalisation Entered into the database on Tuesday, August 15th, 2006 @ 14:49:23 MST |
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Few Canadians realize that their country is one of the world's leading
producers and exporters of advanced, war technology. Such is the power of the
long-prevailing mythology that Canada is a great, global force for peace. However, many of Israel's most-deadly, US-made weapons systems--now being used
in air strikes against Lebanon--would not be able to function without hundreds
of crucial, high-tech, electronic components supplied by Canadian war industries,
and subsidized unwittingly by Canadian taxpayers. Here are three examples:
The above links will bring you to some original research by the Coalition
to Oppose the Arms Trade on Canadian components in these weapons systems.
These links also contain otherf data on these weapons delivery systems, such
as: * their use in dozens of previous wars, invasions, regime changes and bombardments,
etc. * their use in entertaining children during "performances" at
Canadian "air shows," and * Canadian
Commercial Corporation (CCC) involvement. (In 2001 and 2002 alone, the
CCC brokered $7.5 million in Canadian exports for AH-64s, F-15s and F-16s.) Canadian
War Industry Subsidies to Political Parties Canadians might be dismayed if they were ever to learn that both the Liberal
and Conservative Party (and its predecessors) have received millions in political
donations from war industries. Click the link above for a list of known donations
from Canadian war-industries to these political parties between 1993 and 2002.
Included are about 15 corporations that have exported parts and services for
US AH-64s, F-15s and/or F-16s: AlliedSignal Aerospace, Atlantis Aerospace, Bristol Aerospace, CAE, CMC, Devtek,
DRS Flight Safefty and Communications, DY4, Elcan, Heroux, Litton, Magellan
and Rockwell International of Canada. Canadian
Government Subsidies to War Industries Over the last three decades, Canadian war industries have received about $5
billion in grants and unrepaid loans from the Canadian government, thanks to
such programs as Industry Canada's Technology Partnerships Canada (formerly
known as the Defence Industry Productivity Program). Click the link above for
a list of such Canadian military industries, including about 25 that have exported
parts and/or services for US AH-64s, F-15s and/or F-16s: AlliedSignal Aerospace, Atlantis Systems, AWSM Enterprises, BAE Systems, Bristol
Aerospace, Cercast, CMC Electronics, Derlan Aerospace, Devtek, DRS Flight Safefty
and Communications, Fag Bearings, Fleet Industries, Garrett Canada, Haley Industries,
Heroux-Devtek, Honeywell ASCA, Hypernetics, IMP Group, Litton Systems Canada,
Magellan Aerospace, Menasco, Rockwell International of Canada, Virtual Prototypes
and West Heights Manufacturing. Canada Pension Plan Investments
in War Industries Many Canadians would also despair if they were to somehow find out that the
Canada Pension Plan has invested billions of dollars in hundreds of war industries,
including many of the world's top weapons makers. Among the war industries--in
which millions of Canadians are forced to invest their pension funds--are the
US prime contractors overseeing production of AH-64s, F-15s and F-16s and the
weapons that they "deliver." CPP
Investments in Prime Contractors making Weapons aboard AH-64s, F-15s and F-16s The above link provides a detailed list of about 115 different missiles and
bombs deployed by weapons delivery systems in which major Canadian components
can be found. Of the 73 weapons systems listed here--whose corporate, prime
contractors could be determined--59 were built by US war industries in which
the CPP now has investments. The tables below list the weapons aboard US AH-64s,
F-15s and F-16s, that are built by war industries in which the CPP has investments. AH-64 weapons AGM-114 "Hellfire" Rockwell International AGM-122 "Sidearm" Motorola AIM-9 "Sidewinder" Lockheed Martin and Raytheon AIM-92 "Stinger" Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Hydra-70 Lockheed Martin F-15 weapons AGM-88A "HARM" Raytheon and Texas Instruments AGM-65 "Maverick" Hughes (now General Motors) and Raytheon AGM-130 Rockwell Int'l AGM-158 "JSSM" Raytheon AIM-7 "Sparrow" Raytheon AIM-9 "Sidewinder" Lockheed Martin and Raytheon AIM-120 "Slammer" Hughes (now GM) and Raytheon CBU-87 "CEM" Aerojet General and Honeywell CBU-89 "Gator" Aerojet General and Honeywell CBU-97 "SFW" Textron Defense Systems GBU-28 "Bunker Buster" Lockheed Martin and National Forge GBU-10, -12, -16 "Paveway II" Texas Instruments GBU-15 Rockwell Int'l RIM-7M "Sea Sparrow Raytheon and General Dynamics (now Lockheed Martin) F-16 weapons Prime Contractors AGM-88A "HARM" Raytheon and Texas Instruments AGM-65 "Maverick" Hughes (now General Motors) and Raytheon AGM-158 "JSSM" Raytheon AIM-7 "Sparrow" Raytheon AIM-9 "Sidewinder" Lockheed Martin and Raytheon AIM-120 "Slammer" Hughes (now GM) and Raytheon CBU-87 "CEM" Aerojet General and Honeywell CBU-89 "Gator" Aerojet General and Honeywell RIM-7M "Sea Sparrow Raytheon and General Dynamics (now Lockheed Martin) Prime Contractor CPP investments (in millions of $Cdn) Boeing $71 General Motors $3 Honeywell $34 Lockheed Martin $27 Motorola $43 Raytheon $20 Rockwell Automation/ $19 Rockwell Automation/ $65 Total $282 Richard Sanders is coordinator of the Canadian based
Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade (COAT)
and editor of COAT's magazine, Press for Conversion! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Glossary: AGM = Air to Ground Missile AIM = Air Intercept Missile CBU = Cluster Bomb Unit GBU = Guided Bomb Unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: There are different variations of US-made AH-64s, F-15s and F-16s. Israel has
these variants: AH-64A, AH-64D F-15A, F-15B, F-15C, F-15D, F-15I F-16A, F-16B, F-16C, F-16D, F-16I Corporate, government and media sources on the export of Canadian parts/services,
do not always mention specific variants. Therefore, some Canadian exports for
these US weapons systems may not be aboard the specific variants used by Israel. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources: CPP investment data: The CPP Investment Board lists foreign
investments in publicly traded companies in a table on its website called "Non-Canada
Equity Holdings". Weapons and wars: Data on weapons delivery systems, weapons
the wars in which they have been used was derived from literally hundreds of
sources, but primarily from the websites of Canadian and US war industries themselves.
Also used were military-industry association websites, and US and Canadian government
sources. |