A US drone was downed in the Black Sea yesterday. The drone cost approximately $30 million. The Russian SU-27 that caused the downing of the drone also has a price tag of $30 million.
Shares in Rheinmetall, manufacturers of the Leopard battle tank, have made substantial gains on the stock market in recent weeks.
Every gun, every piece of killing equipment on both sides in the war in Ukraine, indeed, in all wars, is paid for by taxpayers.
And all the time, thousands of people are being killed and maimed, lives ruined, villages, towns and cities obliterated.
Below is a link to an interview with The Edge on the Ryan Tubridy RTÉ Radio show yesterday. In the interview the U2 lead guitarist talks about the war in Ukraine. The piece on Ukraine begins 41.23 minutes into the clip.
Wednesday 15 March 2023 12:07
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