Behind-the-scenes machinations of Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia—the former Saudi ambassador to the United States.
David Leigh and Rob Evans THE GUARDIAN | THE BAE FILES Saudi Arabia’s rulers threatened to make it easier for terrorists to attack London unless corruption investigations into their arms deals were halted, according to court documents revealed yesterday. Previously secret files describe how investigators were told they faced “another 7/7” and the loss of […]
David Leigh and Rob Evans THE GUARDIAN | THE BAE FILESIn the 1990s, the temperature started to get uncomfortably hot for Britain’s arms salesmen. For 30 years, Deso [profile] had fended off attempts to curb corruption in the arms trade. But now the international climate began to change. In 1994 the OECD [profile] urged member […]
Mind-wrenching range of information in conjunction with the political and economic forces that precipitated 9/11.
by Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball with Emily Flynn Vencat in LondonNEWSWEEK Hundreds of pages of confidential U.S. bank records may be the missing link in illuminating new allegations that a major British arms contractor funneled up to $2 billion in questionable payments to Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan. The BBC and Guardian newspaper reported […]
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