Hello everyone
Hello everyone. While many are suffering from the cost of living disaster in Ireland and fearful of what comes in the upcoming budget next Tuesday, the Irish government have signed up to a deal for 500 million euro to purchase, wait for it, five air defense systems. This is great, isn't it? The war machine. Plenty of money for it, but no money for ordinary people who are suffering and struggling. They've entered into a deal with a French company called Tales. They.
Are part of the military-industrial complex and the deal is for five air defense systems, four Grandmaster 400 Alpha multi-m missission radar systems and one Grandmaster 200 MMA multi-m missission radar. These come to a cost roughly around 140 million euro, but this deal is 500 million euro and it's because of the integration between the necessary equipment and infrastructure. Isn't this fantastic? More money being thrown towards the coffers of the military industrial complex as people are suffering on the streets of Ireland.
Now, it's interesting because this deal was negotiated over the past few months through the so-called Department of Defense. We all know Helen McInty is the current incumbent in that position in as Department of Defense and also Minister for Foreign Affairs. And back on the 3rd of June, she met with her French counterpart and they had agreed to security and defense cooperation. This interesting, isn't it? And now a number of months later, this deal is signed with Tales. Tales are, as I said, are.
Part of the military industrial complex. They actually have production facilities in Belfast and the occupied six counties. And they're owned by by the French state. Well, not all because I'll go through that over the next couple of minutes. 26% of the company is owned by the French state. So essentially, the French people own just over a quarter of tales. That's worth about 12 billion euro. This company has 85,000 employees in 65 countries and pulled in revenues.
Of about 22 billion euro last year. But wait for it, it gets deeper because they're also owned by a company called the Solve. We all know about them as well. Recently, the Irish government purchased a Falcon jet from the SOL. They're part of an aviation group. 26% of the company is owned by them, profiting from the military industrial complex also. And 44% is owned by investors. Yes, you got it right. Private equity, surprise surprise, 4% of.
“26% of the company is owned by them, profiting from the military industrial complex also”
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That is Black Rockck. 2% is Vanguard as Goldman Sachs are also owners. And a lot of equity firms and investment firms based in New York are big profiters from what's taking place in this. Also, interesting enough 3% of it is owned by employees through shares and they will gain from shareholders in terms of their pensions also. So this is what's happening with the military minister complex part of the big business and as you remember what Pete Hex said a number.
Of years ago the Europe should step up which the same as what JD Vance was pushing where it's building big military industrial complex in Europe as many countries are suffering in terms of low growth the answer is war isn't it big debt low growth pull in war diversified companies such as Volkswagen in Germany towards the military industrial complex and this is what the drive is and what the intention is as well and what's really fascinating with this is this.
Going to develop bigger and bigger as time goes on they even reported tales in their statement when they issued a press release on the deal with Ireland they said that it's the first fully recognized air defense system in Ireland and it reinforces Tails position as a trusted European sovereign defense partner well so much for sovereignty doesn't really matter when you're part of a big block that's the militarist block of the European Union and essentially NATO. We don't know where one starts and one.
Ends. One of the same. So I wonder around the RAF patrol and Irish airspace which has been an official deal, secret backhand deal over the last number of years. It's been going on since around the 50s. So let's see how this develops in terms of the air defense systems and in terms of our national sovereignty. when you have a foreign country occupying six counties up the north but also occupying so much of Ireland's airspace. Let me know in the comments what you.
Think of what's taking place in Irish society. Absolute madness. More and more money being spent on the military industry complex while it's ordinary people are suffering and especially coming into the week of the budget. plenty of money for this, but no money for ordinary people struggling and suffering in our society. It's absolutely just madness. But hopefully more and more will wake up. Thanks so much for sharing my videos as well. We need to stand up for peace. Stand up for.
Neutrality and against the interests of any of these
Neutrality and against the interests of any of these war machines who are only interested in making money and profits of the inhumane bar or baric murder of innocent people. Thanks so much for the support. really appreciate it. And from Dublin Steven, take care.
