- Israel seals deal for new fighter plane
- CEOs' were disingenuous in open letter to Osborne
- Israeli company to supply British forces in Afghanistan
- Hi-tech Olympic city in East London Israel seals deal for new fighter plane Israel has recently sealed a deal to purchase 20 F-35 Joint Striker Jets from Lockheed Martin. The contract, the largest purchase ever made by the state of Israel, is covered by a US military aid package. The F-35 is expected to replace the F16 as Israel's main attack weapon. Israeli F-16s were used in attacks on civilian targets, including police stations, government buildings and hospitals, during Israel's massacre in Gaza in January 2009. The deal had stalled over negotiations as to whether the jets could be fitted with Israeli-made missiles and electronic warfare systems. Lockheed refused, saying that the package was a “closed deal”. This stipulation will ensure that the IAF is reliant on the global arms trade for weapons components over the coming years. However, as a sweetener, it has been pledged that some Israeli-made weapons systems will be installed on future F-35 purchases. Other companies working on the project are expected to include Pratt and Whitney in Connecticut and General Electric in Ohio. Links: www.israel-palestinenews.org/2010/10/israel-seals-unprecedented-weapons.html www.dsca.osd.mil/PressReleases/36-b/2008/Israel_08-83.pdf
www.defenseindustrydaily.com/israel-plans-to-buy-over-100-f35s-02381/
CEOs' were disingenuous in open letter to Osborne In the week prior to George Osborne's budget cuts, which attacked the poor while protecting the interests of corporations, a group of 35 business executives wrote to the Daily Telegraph saying that the Chancellor was right to introduce 'drastic measures' to cut the deficit. A key paragraph in the CEOs' letter to the Telegraph said: “The private sector should be more than capable of generating additional jobs to replace those lost in the public sector, and the redeployment of people to more productive activities will improve economic performance, so generating more employment opportunities.” This was, in fact, central to Osborne's argument for public sector cuts. However, an internal email from the CEO of Arup to staff, sent just over one month before Arup's CEO signed up to the above statement, shows that, far from being 'capable of generating additional jobs' to replace those lost in the public sector, the company was preparing to make 600 people redundant. Out of the 35 companies whose CEOs signed the letter, at least 10 (BT, GlaxoSmithKline, Marks & Spencer, Carphone Warehouse, Diageo, Whitbread (Premiere Inn and Costa), Yell, Aveva, Sage and Boots) have cut hundreds of jobs in the past few years. So how are they going to absorb newly redundant public sector workers? The answer is.. they're not! Link: http://liberalconspiracy.org/2010/10/22/exclusive-leaked-email-shows-company-supporting-cuts-saying-different-internally/
Israeli company to supply British forces in Afghanistan Israel's Elbit Systems, through its British subsidiary U-TacS, has been awarded a £44.5 million contract to provide Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) support capability for the UK Armed
Forces operating in Afghanistan. Elbit, based in Haifa, owns the majority shares in U-TACs in Leicester along with French arms company, Thales. The contract includes continued supply of the Hermes drone system. Ministry of Defence purchases from Israel strengthen Israel's arms industry and feed Israeli militarism. Israel's armaments sector is fuelled by the testing ground which the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land and siege of Gaza provides. The Hermes drone, now being peddled on the international market, is the fruit of the (increasingly mechanised) siege of Gaza. Hermes pilotless planes have been in use in Gaza since 2005, as well as in bombing raids on Sudan. The grassroots Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) calls for government sanctions on Israel, including the cessation of arms purchases. Link: www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/10/25/348884/uk-renews-hermes-450-contract-for-afghanistan.html
Hi-tech Olympic city in East London The government has set out plans to transform London's East End into "one of the world's great technology centres" to "rival" Silicon Valley in the US. Google, Facebook, Intel, McKinsey & Co and other hi-tech giants have expressed their 'support' and 'commitment to invest' in the so-called Olympic Park, following a series of meetings with David Cameron's team. A special 'entrepreneurial visa' will be introduced to source the required skilled migrant workforce. Link: www.guardian.co.uk/technology/pda/2010/nov/04/tech-city-london-facebook-google Meanwhile, a 'London 2012 Shop' has opened in the Lawn shopping area of Paddington station, selling Olympics-related (and non-related) merchandise such as soft toys, gifts, pin badges, souvenirs, clothing and accessories. The new shop follows the 'successful' experience of a similar store at St Pancras International Station. Link: www.london2012.com/news/2010/11/london-2012-shop-opens-in-paddington-station.php
- CEOs' were disingenuous in open letter to Osborne
- Israeli company to supply British forces in Afghanistan
- Hi-tech Olympic city in East London Israel seals deal for new fighter plane Israel has recently sealed a deal to purchase 20 F-35 Joint Striker Jets from Lockheed Martin. The contract, the largest purchase ever made by the state of Israel, is covered by a US military aid package. The F-35 is expected to replace the F16 as Israel's main attack weapon. Israeli F-16s were used in attacks on civilian targets, including police stations, government buildings and hospitals, during Israel's massacre in Gaza in January 2009. The deal had stalled over negotiations as to whether the jets could be fitted with Israeli-made missiles and electronic warfare systems. Lockheed refused, saying that the package was a “closed deal”. This stipulation will ensure that the IAF is reliant on the global arms trade for weapons components over the coming years. However, as a sweetener, it has been pledged that some Israeli-made weapons systems will be installed on future F-35 purchases. Other companies working on the project are expected to include Pratt and Whitney in Connecticut and General Electric in Ohio. Links: www.israel-palestinenews.org/2010/10/israel-seals-unprecedented-weapons.html www.dsca.osd.mil/PressReleases/36-b/2008/Israel_08-83.pdf
www.defenseindustrydaily.com/israel-plans-to-buy-over-100-f35s-02381/
CEOs' were disingenuous in open letter to Osborne In the week prior to George Osborne's budget cuts, which attacked the poor while protecting the interests of corporations, a group of 35 business executives wrote to the Daily Telegraph saying that the Chancellor was right to introduce 'drastic measures' to cut the deficit. A key paragraph in the CEOs' letter to the Telegraph said: “The private sector should be more than capable of generating additional jobs to replace those lost in the public sector, and the redeployment of people to more productive activities will improve economic performance, so generating more employment opportunities.” This was, in fact, central to Osborne's argument for public sector cuts. However, an internal email from the CEO of Arup to staff, sent just over one month before Arup's CEO signed up to the above statement, shows that, far from being 'capable of generating additional jobs' to replace those lost in the public sector, the company was preparing to make 600 people redundant. Out of the 35 companies whose CEOs signed the letter, at least 10 (BT, GlaxoSmithKline, Marks & Spencer, Carphone Warehouse, Diageo, Whitbread (Premiere Inn and Costa), Yell, Aveva, Sage and Boots) have cut hundreds of jobs in the past few years. So how are they going to absorb newly redundant public sector workers? The answer is.. they're not! Link: http://liberalconspiracy.org/2010/10/22/exclusive-leaked-email-shows-company-supporting-cuts-saying-different-internally/
Israeli company to supply British forces in Afghanistan Israel's Elbit Systems, through its British subsidiary U-TacS, has been awarded a £44.5 million contract to provide Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) support capability for the UK Armed
Forces operating in Afghanistan. Elbit, based in Haifa, owns the majority shares in U-TACs in Leicester along with French arms company, Thales. The contract includes continued supply of the Hermes drone system. Ministry of Defence purchases from Israel strengthen Israel's arms industry and feed Israeli militarism. Israel's armaments sector is fuelled by the testing ground which the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land and siege of Gaza provides. The Hermes drone, now being peddled on the international market, is the fruit of the (increasingly mechanised) siege of Gaza. Hermes pilotless planes have been in use in Gaza since 2005, as well as in bombing raids on Sudan. The grassroots Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) calls for government sanctions on Israel, including the cessation of arms purchases. Link: www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/10/25/348884/uk-renews-hermes-450-contract-for-afghanistan.html
Hi-tech Olympic city in East London The government has set out plans to transform London's East End into "one of the world's great technology centres" to "rival" Silicon Valley in the US. Google, Facebook, Intel, McKinsey & Co and other hi-tech giants have expressed their 'support' and 'commitment to invest' in the so-called Olympic Park, following a series of meetings with David Cameron's team. A special 'entrepreneurial visa' will be introduced to source the required skilled migrant workforce. Link: www.guardian.co.uk/technology/pda/2010/nov/04/tech-city-london-facebook-google Meanwhile, a 'London 2012 Shop' has opened in the Lawn shopping area of Paddington station, selling Olympics-related (and non-related) merchandise such as soft toys, gifts, pin badges, souvenirs, clothing and accessories. The new shop follows the 'successful' experience of a similar store at St Pancras International Station. Link: www.london2012.com/news/2010/11/london-2012-shop-opens-in-paddington-station.php