Post: @AC
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Posted Tuesday 20th May 2008 11:02 GMT
In BAE chief exec, director detained at US airports
I have no problems with business, not even for arms. The issue with Al-Yamamah is that $1bn of bribes to individuals in the Saudi court (particularly Prince Bandar) provided that business, and that successive UK governments back to Thatcher were directly involved in this bribery. This makes Westland and other similar bribery scandals look like chicken-feed. Not only that, butTony Blair then stopped the investigation - no-one else would have the power to tell the Attorney-General to drop it.
