DOUBLE-DOWN DOUBLE-SPEAK: U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Sourcing-and-Supplying Lethal Arms & Weapons

Intro: Just another historic side note to the global arms-and-weapons trade in the Far East where internal chaos created by an American-led attempt at a regime change in Burma created the installation of a home-grown uprising for a new military government to maintain stability.

And then there's all the same emotionally-tinged phrases; for example 'assaulting innocent civilians', 'crimes against humanity', ''committing war crimes including torture', . . that all sounds exactly as the wars by the American military in Afghanistan, NATO Airstrikes in Libya, support for overthrow of a democratically-elected government in Egypt by an American-trained general, as well as proxy arms dealing, training and surveillance for Saudi Arabia in its 7-year war and attacks on Yemen!

US, UK, Canada sanctions target Myanmar air force, ‘arms dealers’

New sanctions imposed as generals who seized power in February 2021 coup continue assault on civilians.

aljazeera.com |

"The United States, the United Kingdom and Canada have imposed coordinated new sanctions on Myanmar, focusing on senior military officials, including the newly-appointed chief of the air force and those linked to the arms trade in response to the military’s brutal crackdown on opponents to its rule.

The US sanctions target three alleged Myanmar arms dealers as well as the companies linked to them, and two businesses controlled by sanctioned arms dealer Tay Zaw. . .

The UK took action against arms dealers and companies with a focus on those sourcing and supplying weapons to the air force, which has engaged in the bombing of civilian villages, forcing tens of thousands from their homes.

Those pinpointed include air force chief General Htun Aung who is also a director of Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd (MEHL), a significant military conglomerate. . .

Earlier this month, in its first detailed assessment of the situation, the United Nations accused the military of committing war crimes, including torture and indiscriminate killings of civilians in its attempts to put down opposition to its rule.

A report on Thursday from Fortify Rights and the Schell Center said the army and police were under instructions to deliberately fire at civilians. It recommended 61 senior military officials be investigated for ‘crimes against humanity’ . . ."

Reference: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/26/us-uk-canada-target-myanmar-airforce-arms-dealers