spendius wrote:What is the general view of the Serious Fraud Office abandoning their investigation into the arms deal with Saudi Arabia after two years of "work"?
On the face of it the 50,000 jobs in the North-West are being created by turning a blind eye to corruption and ,one presumes, organised criminality and pressure from the Saudis is running our justice system. What else might they demand?
It is a good time to bury news.
You don't really expect a straight deal over there do you Spendi?
It's the way they live, back-handers, cars, yachts, houses in different countries. The cash backs are already built into the deal as well.
There are many a Lancashire family dependant on that deal being given the green light.
Saudi is extremely important to us as an ally. They play a leading role in mediating across the middle east. We don't want that lot, all the oil production, all the jobs, and no doubt a real war, with anything going.
It's all a big powder keg at present.
Mr Bush and his mission accomplished is very droll.
I hate to think how many paraplegics there are amongst our soldiers, the yanks and the allies, they have to release the death figures, you might get an odd story of a soldier losing a leg or arm, the rest are simply pasted under wounded.
I know you support the goings on over there, so you will probably stick your thoughts under events, you surprise me with those considerations.
The mission accomplished statement surely meant he knew absolutely bugger all!
