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Britain damaged by dropping arms deal inquiry
Britain's reputation on the world stage suffered "severe damage" when ministers halted a corruption inquiry into an arms deal with Saudi Arabia, a Commons committee has said. http://snipurl.com/ 1izgb From... ...
Meacher: 'Blair's Britain makes me sick'
Tony Blair has created a "staggering degree of inequality" in Britain, perpetuated a culture of greed and undermined democracy, according to one of those vying to succeed him. http://snipurl.com/1 hlhn Police... ...
Radar Love: Robbing the Cradle to Pay War Profiteers
Another day, yet another scandal involving the saintly Tony Blair and highly connected Anglo-American arms peddlers. The British prime minister, who, like George W. Bush, has made his sleeve-worn Christianity... ...
Blackmailed by dictators
Tony Blair's administration is riddled with double standards and hypocrisy in its international dealings. But Lord Goldsmith's announcement that the Serious Fraud Office was calling off its investigation... ...
UK 'National Interest' Halts Arms Corruption Inquiry
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Bush hails occupation of Afghanistan as "great achievement"
Mercury News 09/29/06 Amid signs that the Taliban insurgency is regaining strength, President Bush on Friday defended his efforts to stabilize war-savaged Afghanistan and blasted critics who charge that... ...
Arms firm's £60m slush fund
Files have been seized by Ministry of Defence police alleging corruption on a massive scale by Britain's biggest arms firm, BAE Systems. Payments totalling more than £60m to prominent Saudis are listed,... ...
Afghanistan Close to Anarchy, Warns General
The most senior British military commander in Afghanistan has described the situation in the country as "close to anarchy" with feuding foreign agencies and unethical private security companies compounding... ...