Saab Shoot 'em Up

It is reported that the Swedish defence firm Saab AB has been marketing its JAS Gripen fighter plane under the mantra, "see first – kill first".(1) This is distressingly ironic given that the Swedish government recently deployed the aircraft over the skies of Libya under strict instructions not to engage Gaddafi's forces. This, I argue, was in order to ensure that Sweden could continue to export weapons whilst safeguarding its spurious reputation as a "super power for peace".(2)  

Saab AB Carl Gustav 84mm Recoilless Rifle: "The best multi-purpose weapon there is"

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Notes
(1) "Saab to defence clients: 'See first – kill first'", The Local, 9 April 2012, http://www.thelocal.se/40164/20120409.
(2) See note 3 of my blog posting, Danny Robins and a Sweden without Saab.