Embarrassment as U.S. probes '£1bn arms bribe'

Source: London Evening Standard
Gordon Brown is facing mounting diplomatic tensions with the U.S. as Washington launches a corruption investigation into Britain's biggest arms deal.
The U.S. Department of Justice is to probe alleged £1billion bribes by defence giant BAE Systems to Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia.
Its inquiry is a blow to the Government, which has been desperate to close down controversy over the affair.
The incoming Prime Minister and his new Defence Secretary will now have to decide whether to co-operate with the U.S. investigation, which could lead to a criminal inquiry under America's Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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A huge embarrassment for Bush 1 and 2 who both have had an obeisant relationship with the slimebag Bandar.
It was Bandar's personal jet that picked up Bin Laden family members in the days immediately after 9/11 and scrurried them off to safety outside US.
That plane, an Airbus 340, cost £75million and was a freebie from the UK taxpayer via the Ministry of Defence which was part of the BAE slushfund payments system.