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Re: Corrupt Europeans (none / 1)

It's not that I'm a fan of BAe.

But I can't help noticing that the US thinks it has jurisdiction over a sale of British arms to Saudi Arabia.

Maybe it's the sort of thing that should be left to the...cough...ICC?

by Sassafras on Sun May 18th, 2008 at 02:05:28 PM EST
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Re: Corrupt Europeans (4.00 / 4)

BAe operate in the US as well. It's just an attempt to hobble a non-US competitor in a lucrative market.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sun May 18th, 2008 at 02:49:49 PM EST
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Re: Corrupt Europeans (4.00 / 2)

Wouldn't it be satisfying to see someone from Halliburton being arrested at CDG though?

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Sun May 18th, 2008 at 06:51:52 PM EST
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Re: Corrupt Europeans (4.00 / 2)

A former Chairman and CEO?

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sun May 18th, 2008 at 08:30:54 PM EST
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