Posted on 11/30/2006 10:10:33 PM PST by xtinct
Saudi Arabia has given Britain 10 days to halt a fraud investigation into the country's arms trade - or lose a £10 billion Eurofighter contract.
The contract supports up to 50,000 British jobs and there are now fears that the deal may go to France.
The Saudi government is on the verge of cancelling the contract - an extension of one brokered by Margaret Thatcher 20 year ago - because of a Serious Fraud Office investigation into allegations of a slush fund for members of the Saudi royal family, according to authoritative sources.
Tony Blair has been told that the deal faces the axe in 10 days unless he intervenes to bring the two-year investigation to a close.
The Saudis are said to be "outraged" by the probe into the activities of companies linked to BAE Systems. The investigation concerns alleged illegal payments made to members of the Saudi royal family and their agents.
The Saudi government is on the verge of cancelling the contract
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Blackmail, pure and simple.
I wish I could say that we will not give in to it, but knowing this government, we will.
France is not involved in the Eurofighter project. The main producing countries are Britain, Italy, Spain and Germany.
I love simple, elegant solutions.
My Dear British Cousins
Please remember it is British Lion not Kitty.
Were here and will be happy to help.
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To keep them pesky gnats and mosquitoes out, eh.
Too late...
Britain is getting extorted. The saudis have them by the balls and the oil rich muzzie's know it.The french will be all to willing to stick a finger in the eye of the UK,as they have zero moral clarity. We need hydrogen fuel cell cars ASAP. Let them eat their oil.
I'm more interested in how the Eurofighter compares to our F-16.
Yes, topple the house of Saud. Replace it with a Sunni version of Iran. Good choice.
It´s said that the Typhoon ranks 2nd only to the Raptor.
"One of these days, the Saudi royals will be confronted by the fundamentalist idiot collective..."
And they are so fat, dumb, and happy, they'll lose.
This is along the same lines as the Sand-maggot's "don't say we are violent, or we will kill you" approach.
Yep.
Replace it with a Sunni version of Iran
I say replace it with Americans. I wouldn't leave enough of 'em to do much of anything.
No muslims....no muslim worries.
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I'd say what they have is about the best that the culture is going to do.
Let's see...virulent anti-semitism, virulent anti-Christianity...a 'religion' which demands total submission from every other faith on the planet, women held as chattel slaves...have I missed anything?
I say it has to be wiped out.
Let's get cracking.
L
They've insulted our Christian God, I say let's invade Saudi Arabia for their oil and wipe them off the face of the earth- then we'll offer the contract back to Britain- http://sacredscoop.com
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