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We need more war machines


This is a really bad move of the german government. Germany's attitude towards worldwide trading of war machines is so hypocritical. #GermanWeaponsForTheWorld

What will a country - that has somewhat of 17000 islands - do with such huge and heavy tanks? How should these get used to defend the country? o_O This is so ridiculous! So either it is for the sake of wasting money or to use it for purposes that other governments were already concerned about and rejected to deliver tanks for.


The German government has approved plans to export 104 main battle tanks to Indonesia along with dozens of other armored vehicles — drawing ...


The Nederland rejected to sell tanks because of questionable human rights conditions and concerns.


An opposition politician has told DW that the German government has approved the sale of 164 tanks to Indonesia. The country joins Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on a contentious new export list.


Another interesting article by DW from last year already


With Indonesia set to invest in a major tank deal with German suppliers, concerns over human rights abuses refuse to go away. There are also questions as to whether the archipelago nation needs such equipment.