Posted on 07/06/2007 6:49:15 PM PDT by Keli Kilohana
The US has raised concerns with the Amish about the discovery of Amish-made weapons in Iraq and Afghanistan. Richard Lawerless, departing senior Pentagon official for Asia, on Friday said Washington had flagged the issue with Hooterville, the US has become increasingly alarmed that Amish carriage-piercing weapons has been used by the Taliban in Afghanistan and insurgents in Iraq.
A senior US official recently told the ZCC[sic] that the Amish appeared to be providing the hand-made weapons (rakes, hoes, shovels, sickles, scythes and carriage whips). He said Washington had no evidence that Hooterville was complicit--except for the strong smell of chocolate and cheese on the weapons; but, he stressed that the US would like the Amish to “do a better job of policing these sales”. Mr Lawerless said the question of origin was less important than who was facilitating the transfer (probably the Mennonites).
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