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31. American manufacturers armed ISIS

War is a racket.

According to a new report by the Conflict Armament Research (CAR), which is a project funded by the European Union, a large number of the guns - including high-capacity rifles - used by ISIS were originally supplied to other forces by the US military. "Islamic State forces have captured significant quantities of US-manufactured small arms and have employed them on the battlefield," the report states.

The Conflict Armament Research report and an article in The Independent include a large number of photos indicating the US origin of the weapons. The Independent article states:

James Bevan, CAR director, told [The Independent] that around 30 to 40 per cent of arms his team were able to document were US-made, reflecting the fact that Isis captured most of its weaponry from the Iraqi army when it made stunning territorial gains earlier this year.

Other nations - including Russia and China - were the source of some ISIS weapons, captured as the self-proclaimed caliphate swept across a wide swath of territory in Syria and Iraq and seized arsenals from defeated forces.

But the ISIS use of firearms made in the US is only a small part of the picture. It is clear from photos and videos on the Internet that ISIS has captured US Humvees, Jeeps and other vehicles. It is likely that they are also in possession of US mortars and perhaps even anti-aircraft and anti-tank missiles, among other high-powered weaponry.

http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/us-arms-supplying-isis-the-winners-in-wars-are-always-the-weapons-manufacturers