Statistics for Foriegn Military Financing

Thought everyone might be interested in where our taxpayer dollars are going, especially in regards to military financing for foriegn countries; some with highly questionable human rights and political backgrounds.

Note geographical locations for many of these countries (esp mideast), the need for certain counties' support in potential US war efforts, plus note the known potential for the harboring of terrorist by several on this list. Dollar values only represent foriegn military financing data, though additional statistics are available upon request. I will also try to research the stats for other countries if desired, so post any requests.

Research Data:

Armenia
2001: $0
2003: $3,000,000
"The Government's human rights record remained poor..."

Azerbaijan
2001: $0
2003: $3,000,000
"The Government's human rights record remained poor."

Ethiopia
2001: $0
2003: $500,000
"The Government's human rights record remained poor...serious problems remained."

Georgia
2001: $0
2003: $7,00,000
The Government's human rights record remained poor and worsened in several areas.

India
2001: $0
2002: $50,000,000
"...numerous serious problems remain in many significant areas. Significant human rights abuses...."

Jordan
2001: $74,835,000
2003: $198,000,000
"The Government generally respected the human rights of its citizens in some areas; however, there were significant problems in other areas."

Kazakhstan
2001: $1,896,000
2003: $3,000,000
"The Government's human rights record was poor.... serious problems remained."

Kyrgyzstan
2001: $1,846,000
2003: $4,000,000
"The Government's human rights record remained poor.... numerous problems remained."

Kenya
2001: $1,000,000
2003: $1,500,000
"The Government's human rights record remained poor, and it continued to commit numerous, serious abuses."

Nepal
2001: $0
2003: $3,000,000
"....there were problems in some areas. The police at times used unwarranted lethal force and continued to abuse detainees, using torture as punishment or to extract confessions."

Oman
2001: $0
2003: $20,000,000
"The Government generally respected its citizens' human rights in some areas; however, its record was poor in other areas."

Pakistan
2001: $0
2003: $50,000,000
"The Government's human rights record remained poor.... serious problems remained"

Philippines
2001: $1,995,000
2003: $20,000,000
"The Government generally respected the human rights of citizens; however, there were serious problems in some areas. Members of the security services were responsible for extrajudicial killings, disappearances, torture, and arbitrary arrest and detention; there were allegations by human rights groups that these problems worsened as the Government sought to intensify its campaign against the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). "

Turkey
2001: $0
2003: $17,500,000
"The Government generally respected its citizens' human rights in a number of areas; however, its record was poor in some areas, and several serious problems remained. Extrajudicial killings continued, including deaths due to excessive use of force and torture."

Uzbekistan
2001: $2,445,000
2003: $8,750,000
"The Government's human rights record remained very poor, and it continued to commit numerous serious abuses."

Yemen
2001: $0
2003: $2,000,000
"The Government generally respected its citizens' human rights in some areas and continued to improve its human rights performance; however, its record was poor in several other areas, and serious problems remain."

All information collected, quoted, and verifiable through internet accesible US Department of State records.

[willy_ph]

Hmm, no mention of Israel.

Per request:

Isreal
2001: $1,975,644,000
2003: $2,100,000,000
"The Government generally respects the human rights of its citizens. However, there continued to be problems with respect to its treatment of Arab citizens. Historically, Israel's main human rights problems have arisen from its actions in response to the terrorist threat and its policies and practices in the occupied territories."

[willy_ph]

2.1 billion for them to use on the Palestinians!?

You can interpret the data however you want, as I generally intend to post only the facts as gathered by the US Department of State. Still, I would assume the bulk of the money was used for securement of Isreal from both internal and external threats; definitely not just Palestinians.

[Chuckiechan]

I will say most of the countries listed are not what we'd like them to be, but without any money we would have no influence. Nor would we have cover for operatives.

[xenon200]

Where do you get the financial figures from? I can find the profiles on each country, but not the associated numbers.

Thanks.

2003 accounting tables under the FY03 International Affairs Budget Request

http://www.state.gov/m/rm/rls/iab/2003/7809.htm

Tons of aide statistics can be pulled off this single page.

What internal/external threats does Israel have apart from Palestine?

I think this $2 Billion is just the tip of the iceberg. Israel gets huge amounts from Jewish organizations under guise of charity but it all goes in arms to kill Palestinians.

Examples of external threats? How about most of the middle eastern world for a good starting place?

all goes in arms to kill Palestinians

shahani, I'm about as liberal as you will find on this board, but I would not even begin to touch that comment.