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Report: U.S. Routinely Sends Arms to Undemocratic Nations

HeadlineMay 25, 2005

Meanwhile a new report from the World Policy Institute has found that the U.S. is routinely funneling military aid and arms to undemocratic nations. In 2003 more than half of the top 25 recipients of U.S. arms transfers in the developing world were defined as undemocratic by the State Department. Recipients included Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kuwait and Uzbekistan.

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