"Arab Spring brings cheer to global arms industry"

..several countries that are normally not actively involved in armed conflicts are now in a position where they will need to restock bombs, ammunition and weapons following months of action in Libya and conflict elsewhere in the region, an executive at an international arms company told BBC News.  Orders from these countries could top several hundred million - and perhaps even billions - of dollars, industry officials predict.

SPRING FEVER

Ah, Spring, the time of renewal

See the little bombs clustered around the fields

Hear the cheerful chatter of the automatic weapons

The happy whistling of the shrapnel

The excited shrieks announcing the arrival of a flight of shells

Yes, spring is the renewal of hope

For a bumper yield of orders to replace last year's crop

Spring.  Happy days.  Happy shareholders. 

 All's well with the world.