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"Democracy Now" (10 Mins Audio) Interviews Swedish Plowshares Activists who Disa

solidarity | 11.12.2008 01:04

Sweden Ranks Second in the World
in Per Capita Weapons Exports
 http://www.democracynow.org/2008/12/9/sweden_ranks_second_in_the_world

Institutions like the Nobel Prize have helped link Sweden's
international reputation to peace and reconciliation, but few people
know Sweden is also one of the world's top exporters of weapons.
Sweden is among the world's top arms exporters in per capita terms.
Its clients include the United States and Britain, with shipments more
than doubling since 2000.

We speak with two plowshares activists in Sweden. Annika Spalde,
Activist with the Avrusta ("disarm" in Swedish), which aims to stop
Swedish arms exports to countries violating human rights. And Cattis
Laska, Activist with the Swedish Christian peace network, Ofog.


More on the Swedish Plowshares:
 http://www.jonahhouse.org/OfogPlowshares.htm

*YOUTUBE LINK of Grenade Launchers Being Disarmed http://www.ofog.org/avrusta_aktionsvideo

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