Global Arms trade

The Lancet:
"Prof Gene Feder and colleagues claim in this week's issue that The Lancet finds “itself connected to the profits of the global arms trade”, a situation that, they say, is “incompatible with The Lancet's guiding principles”. During Sept 13–16, 2005, Spearhead Exhibitions—a part of Reed Elsevier, The Lancet's current publishers—is hosting one of the largest military exhibitions in the world, the Defence Systems and Equipment international (DSEi). The Lancet has a long record of drawing attention to the adverse health consequences of war and violence. We reject completely any perceived connection between the journal and the arms trade, no matter how tangential it might be. The Lancet is an entirely independent publication, editorially and financially. It is not subsidised by profits from any other part of Reed Elsevier."