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Things are looking a little torn.(Reed Elsevier PLC)(Brief article)

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| April 13, 2005 | Pickering, Bobby | COPYRIGHT 2005 Incisive Media, published with the permission of Incisive Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Bobby Pickering

Things are looking a little torn over at Reed Elsevier. While one part of the company made masses of money out of the armaments industry last month, by organising the Defence Systems & Equipment International show in Docklands, another part of the Reed empire launched a scathing attack on the work of its colleagues.

Editors of medical journal The Lancet said that they were "deeply concerned" by Reed's profiteering from the arms trade. "On behalf of our readers and ...

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