David Cameron's Cairo visit overshadowed by defence tour

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Source: The Guardian

David Cameron's efforts to promote democracy in the Middle East by becoming the first foreign leader to visit Cairo were overshadowed as it emerged that he will spend the next three days touring undemocratic Gulf states with eight of Britain's leading defence manufacturers.

After a hastily convened stopover in Egypt, where he spoke of being "inspired" by protesters, the PM began a long-scheduled trade mission by landing in Kuwait, a key military ally. Britain has approved 1,155 arms export licences for Kuwait since 2003, worth a total of £102.3m, according the Campaign Against the Arms Trade.

Key deals on the table this week include the sale of Eurofighters to the Gulf.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/feb/21/cameron-cairo-visit-defence-trade

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1. British arms export licences today creates Kuwaiti bodybags of tomorrow

the Kuwaiti opposition is planning their "day of rage" for early next month I believe, these weapons will come in handy for the Emir to make short work of that.