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  • September 2008

    • Russia Snubs US, Sells Arms to Iran

      Times (UK)  |  Sep 19, 08 8:29 AM CDT

      Russia Snubs US, Sells Arms to Iran

      (Newser) - Defying the objections of the United States, Russia has announced plans to sell military hardware to Iran and Venezuela. In the latest escalation of the diplomatic standoff between Russia and the West, the state arms exporter will sell anti-aircraft systems to the two countries, the Times of London reports. "Contacts between our countries are continuing and we do not see any reason to suspend them," said the director of the arms company. More »

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      Russia  • Iran  • Condoleezza Rice  • Venezuela  • missile  • arms deal  • weapons

    • S. African Court Throws Out Zuma Graft Case

      Mail & Guardian (South Africa)  |  Sep 12, 08 8:30 AM CDT

      S. African Court Throws Out Zuma Graft Case

      (Newser) - A South African court has thrown out a corruption case against Jacob Zuma, effectively clearing the way for him to become president next year. The judge ruled that the charges—including 12 counts of fraud, four of corruption, and one each of racketeering and money laundering—were invalid because he was not given the opportunity to respond before his indictment. He also said that Zuma seemed to be the victim of a political prosecution, reports the Mail & Guardian . More »

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      fraud  • South Africa  • Thabo Mbeki  • Jacob Zuma  • African National Congress  • corruption charges  • arms deal

  • April 2008

    • Iraq's Secret $833M Arms Buy Raises Concern

      New York Times  |  Apr 13, 08 9:00 AM CDT

      Iraq's Secret $833M Arms Buy Raises Concern

      (Newser) - A secret arms deal highlights Baghdad's trouble arming its troops and securing Iraq, the New York Times reports. Officials signed the $833 million deal with Serbia last month, without approval in Baghdad—and procured faulty or useless planes, tanks, and other arms. Iraqi Defense Minister Abdul Qadir defended the move, saying, “American timelines for delivery were too far away.” More »

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      Iraq  • Nouri al-Maliki  • military  • Serbia  • arms deal  • weapons  • Abdul Qadir

  • December 2007

    • South African Leader Indicted for Corruption

      Guardian (UK)  |  Dec 28, 07 10:39 PM CST

      South African Leader Indicted for Corruption

      (Newser) - South African prosecutors hit a new ruling party leader with corruption charges today, threatening his shot at the presidency and risking a prolonged legal and political crisis, the Guardian reports. ANC leader Jacob Zuma was ordered to stand trial next year on charges including racketeering and fraud linked to a $7.1 billion arms deal in 1999. Zuma's lawyer called the move politically motivated and the timing suspicious. More »

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      corruption  • fraud  • South Africa  • Thabo Mbeki  • Jacob Zuma  • African National Congress  • arms deal  • racketeering

  • August 2007

    • Italian Cops Bust Secret Iraqi Arms Deal

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 12, 07 11:51 PM CDT

      Italian Cops Bust Secret Iraqi Arms Deal

      (Newser) - A secret transaction providing the Iraqi government with over $40 million worth of weapons was uncovered by Italian police investigating local Mafiosi, the Guardian reports. Without the knowledge of American military commanders, the Iraqi interior ministry had ordered 105,000 rifles from arms traffickers, ostensibly to supply police. Italian police halted the transaction and arrested four people. More »

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      Italy  • gun  • Iraq government  • Mafia  • weapon  • Shia  • arms deal  • militia  • arms trafficking

    • Libya Clinches European Arms Deal

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Aug 4, 07 9:11 AM CDT

      Libya Clinches European Arms Deal

      (Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy submitted yesterday to calls for an inquiry over the weapons and  nuclear technology deal just finalized with Libya, says the Financial Times . Sarkozy flew to Tripoli to shake on the deal last week, just days after Libya's release of six Bulgarian nurses. Under the agreement, Libya will buy an unknown number of anti-tank missiles from a European defense company and build a nuclear reactor. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Libya  • weapon  • missile  • nuclear reactor  • arms deal  • Moammar Gadhafi  • Bulgarian nurses

  • July 2007
  • June 2007

    • Saudi Prince Pocketed $2B in Arms Deal

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jun 7, 07 6:40 AM CDT

      Saudi Prince Pocketed $2B in Arms Deal

      (Newser) - Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia, the former Saudi ambassador to the US and a close friend of President Bush, allegedly accepted nearly $2 billion from the British arms giant BAE  in connection with an $86-billion arms deal. The Guardian claims the payments, made in $60-million increments over 10 years, through a US bank, were sanctioned by the British government. More »

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      Saudi Arabia  • fraud  • Tony Blair  • investigation  • arms deal  • Scotland Yard  • Prince Bandar  • BAE

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