Word: heisbourg
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...says that "any country that doesn't want to have its strings pulled by Washington and Moscow can come here without fear of meddling." But French government officials bristle at charges that the trade is opportunistic, or that they put weapons in the hands of radical governments. Says Francois Heisbourg, a former adviser to the Defense Ministry: "This country could probably be making several billion dollars a year more if it were willing to sell to just anybody." Paris claims to sell no weapons to South Africa, and direct deals with Libya, Chile and Iran have been ended...