https://freerepublic.com/tag/201394/ en-us Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:22:54 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3006820/posts Despite a bipartisan federal law prohibiting financial contracts with the Russian government-owned arms giant Rosoboronexport, the Obama administration announced that it would be purchasing another $680 million worth of military helicopters from the state company for the Afghan regime of Hamid Karzai. The contract comes after the Pentagon already spent $411 million with the supplier since May of 2011, bringing the estimated amount of U.S. taxpayer funds funneled to the state-owned behemoth to about $1 billion in recent years. The latest deal, however, drew furious outrage from across the political spectrum. Critics and lawmakers complained that the controversial scheme would... http://thenewamerican.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3006820/posts#comment Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:22:54 GMT