Last year, the British government turned a blind eye to corruption and shut down an investigation into allegations that BAE paid the Saudi royal family hundreds of millions of pounds in bribes to secure a multi-billion pound arms deal in the 80's. Today, the Saudis have anounced that they will be buying 72 Eurofighters at a total cost of 20 billion pounds. I wonder how much their corrupt monarchy is getting in kickbacks and slush funds for that purchase?
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
The quid pro quo
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9/18/2007 01:47:00 PM
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BAE,
Corruption,
Saudi Arabia,
UK