Al-Yamamah Deal

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The Mahalo Top 7

1. Wikipedia: Al Yamamah
2. Corruption is a Crime: Background: Al Yamamah
3. Times Online: Britain Can't Afford to Be Corrupt (March 11, 2008)  
   • "The Serious Fraud Office’s decision to drop its corruption investigation into the BAE Systems arms deal with Saudi Arabia is still haunting ministers."
4. BBC News: Panorama: Princes, Planes and Pay-offs (June 11, 2007)
5. The Guardian: BAE Files: the al-Yamamah Deal (June 7, 2007)
6. CorpWatch: BAE System's Dirty Dealings (November 11, 2003)
7. YouTube Video: Trail of the Dove Part 1 (Time: 9:25) | Part 2 (Time: 9:04) | Part 3 (Time: 7:44)

Al-Yamamah Deal News

• Google News: Al-Yamamah Deal
• icWales: Bin Laden Condemns Blair in 'Clear Threat' (March 20, 2008)
• BBC News: 'Secrecy Needed' in Saudi Deals (March 3, 2008)
  • "In December, the British Guardian newspaper printed documents showing how Mr. Blair persuaded the attorney general to cancel a fraud investigation in 2006 into an agreement under which Britain supplied Tornado fighter jets and other military equipment to Saudi Arabia."
• The Independent: BAE Warns Defence Budget Squeeze Could Delay Contracts (February 22, 2008)  
• BBC News: Bae Inquiry 'Put Lives at Risk' (February 14, 2008)
• Telegraph: Ambassador Faces Questions over Bae Deal (January 3, 2008)
• The Guardian: Telegram That Reveals Truth Behind Controversial Saudi Arms Deal (October 28, 2006)

Al-Yamamah Deal Blogs and Commentaries

• Comment is Free (The Guardian): Sparing Saudi Blushes? (March 10, 2008)
• Alec Baldwin (The Huffington Post): The Underreported Story of Saudi Arms Deals (February 21, 2008)
• Economist: Will a Row over a British Arms Deal Affect Saudi Politics? (June 11, 2007)
• Real Clear Politics: Saudi Diplomatic Smackdown (November 30, 2006)
• The Guardian: Out of Arms Way (August 8, 2003)